Happy Fathers Day

Well, since some of the other fathers (Philly, Mike) posted their Fathers Day review, I'll join
in too...although, mine was less fortunate.

We were heading out to a nearby lake with the kids, and I was strapping
down the baby buggy in the back of out pickup, when the elastic strap
slipped lose from the other side of the pickup, and the metal hook
smacked me in the eye.
Yep, I yelled out in pain, as I held my hands over my eye and the blood
streamed through my fingers.

After reading the recent messages about praise, and those book reviews
from Merlin R. Carothers, I've made it a conscious effort to praise in
every situation, and here I had a prime chance to try it out. So, part
in order to control the shock, and part in desperation from the pain, I
begin praising, moaning my praises. And in a flash, a wave of relief
swept over me. The pain was gone, although I still felt in shock.

By then, others had come and helped my wife and kids out of the car and
were preparing to rush me to the hospital. I went inside to the nearest
bathroom and begin washing my face, and was relieved that I could see
from my left eye, the one that was hit. It turned out that the metal
end had made several cuts around my eye, and hadn't actually hit my
eyeball..which would've knocked it right out.




I was feeling queazy from the whole thing, but didn't feel it necessary
to go to the hospital. I laid down with an ice-pack on my eye, and ended up spending the rest of that day, and the next in bed.
I praise and thank God for His loving protection. Had it been slightly another angle or more to the side, I would have lost my sight for sure.
It is healing well now, and I can see just fine. Just a little sore from the bruise.

One nice thing was I was able to call my dad in Brazil and give him the days wishes.