Sunday, December 25, 2011

Happy Holidays

i can't believe Christmas is already here! this year seemed to fly by and i am afraid i don't see any sign of it slowing down. is there a direct correlation between aging and the speed of life? both seem to increase so quickly.

this last week i had a very scary reminder of what the true meaning of Christmas is. my brother and his sweet little family came to town for a holiday visit. my children and i picked them up from the airport and on the way home hit a patch of black ice and slid off the freeway. we were traveling at 65 mph, so when we hit the side of the freeway the car rolled.



i opened my eyes only to realize the car had landed on it's side. we quickly evacuated the vehicle and assessed everyone's injuries. we were all shocked to find that the worst injuries included a 3 inch laceration to my brother's scalp and unfortunately a broken nose for my SIL.

it was probably one of the scariest experiences of my life. i am so grateful that we were given the gift of protection to allow us to have the accident and not one major injury. in fact, there were two infants in the car and neither had a scratch. my son had a bruise on his leg and my daughter had a minor cut to her scalp.

i consider this the greatest gift i have received this year. there is nothing on this earth that i love more than my family. they are the most important things in my life next to my testimony of our Savior.


i hope that this holiday season finds you happy, safe, and loved. all i want for Christmas is my family near me and i am so grateful to have that.
xo,
kristie

14 comments:

  1. Wow! How scary! I'm glad you and your family didn't have any serious injuries!

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  2. My Gosh .... what a scary time for you and your Family. So Happy to hear all are Fine, Thank the Good Lord.
    Christmas Blessings to you and your Beautiful Famil. Hugs ~ Connie xox

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  3. im glad your ok

    wishing you and your family a very merry christmas

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  4. Im in tears...Kris, I am so thankful you and your family were protected by whatever higer power you believe in. He sure has mysterious ways and I truly believe in the power of HIM.

    Merry Christmas! Besitos!

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  5. Oh my goodness. So glad that everyone is ok. That looks like it was so scary. so grateful for a wonderful plan and loving heavenly father. Merry Christmas.

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  6. What a miracle and blessing. Take care and enjoy the rest of your holidays. Thanks for sharing this reminder with us! CHERISH those that you love and PRAISE the ONE who gave them to you.

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  7. that is so scary kristie. what a miracle that you are all ok. Hope your holidays are great!

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  8. happy to hear that nothing tragic happened. Hooray for Christmas miracles.

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  9. So scary! I'm so glad to hear you and your family are all ok and you were being watched over!

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  10. Oh gosh Kristie! Look at your Pilot. Takes my breath away...thank goodness you are all okay. Love ya.

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  11. I can't believe you all walked away (relatively speaking with two infants). Actually, I can believe it and I'm grateful for it! Tell Trever you need a Range Rover. You know, for safety.

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  12. So happy to hear your family is safe. Each moment is so precious and truly a gift from God. Happy New Year!

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  13. Wow that is crazy! SO glad to hear you're all okay.
    ps, baby girl...what a beauty!!

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  14. Praise God that you are all ok. God is so awesome.

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