I told him the other day that I haven't seen him let this accident or his injuries get the best of him. Most peole (me included) will get down and out on themselves for being limited on what they are able to do...or for not being able to work and provide for your family...or how about not being able to bend over and put on your own socks and shoes! That alone is enough to drive oneself crazy! He just recently has been healed enough to sleep in his own bed at night. He kept trying but our matress put too much pressure on his hip and he just couldn't sleep...so until a few weeks ago he was sleeping in a hospital bed two flights of stairs away from me and Noah.
I have just been so amazed that he hasn't complained more...I know I would! LOL...maybe I'm just not as strong as he is...but I know I would complain more abut the pain, the frustration, EVERYTHING! Dave has taken a different approach. He knows God saved his life so he has made THAT his focus.
Dave gave his testimony a few weeks ago at church...it was difficult to listen to him talk about being pinned in that car for an hour...and how he nor the paramedics or firemen were sure if they'd be able to get him out alive...or in one piece. He said during his testimony that he was having a conversation with Jesus the entire time. He said that he told Jesus that he was ready to go if that's what his plan was, but if Jesus could spare him he would spnd the rest of his day serving him in gratitude. And Jesus did just that, and Dave is holding up his part of the bargain as well.
It's scary to know how close I came to losing him...It's so hard not to think about it. His bday was not long after the accident, and all I could think of was how thankful we were that he was here to celebrate another birthday. What has happened to us has been very tough but what we have gained from it has outweighed the bad. We have gained a new love of life, of eachother, of our family, our church, our friends. This has really taught us what's most important in life.
We will spend the rest of our days thanking God. I know that God has something really big in store for my family. I have no idea what it is yet, but I'm excited for the journey and I'm all his...whatever he has for us we will do. We are praying for God to show us his way...and we know within time he will. For now, we'll just keep praising him, praying for Dave's healing to continue, praying for our new baby coming in September, praying for our amazing Noah to keep thriving, and keep telling others about our testimony and what Jesus has done in our lives.
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