Your Plan

The Plan: your plan, my plan.....the Master Plan.

"The Master's Plan" has been on my mind, a lot. God is good; He has a plan for our lives and wouldn't it be nice to at least have an outline? Or an idea of what our specific accomplishments are suppose to be?

For an unknown reason I have been frequently drawn towards reflecting on my life and noting the many miracles which have occurred (those of which I can recall and am aware of). Many of which I haven't thought of in years! Why this has been nagging at the fringes of my mind I am unsure.....perhaps it's prompted by this last year's life-changing events and the upcoming celebration of Ayla's birthday. Perhaps it's the Lord's way of reminding me that I need to rely on Him more and express increased gratitude. Maybe it could be (eeek!) I am finally starting to mature and become adult-like?? No....maybe.....it just might be!

I find myself mentally picturing the short timeline of my life and every so often I see a blip in the line, a dip or a twinkle; Miracles, Divine Intervention, Inspiration, Protection. But there is a specific incident which resonates the strongest and insists on keeping itself at the forefront. Most people outside of our family don't know about this experience, it's not talked about because it happened so long ago. And honestly, I haven't thought about it in a long time but it's recently been on my mind, often. Why? Not sure.....It happened when I was 11 years old; the ripe old age of eleven- that awkward, weird stage in life.

I was involved in a serious car accident which took the life of my great-grandmother and injured my grandmother and myself. We were broadsided on the passenger side by a semi; guess who won? Yep, the semi truck.....

The paramedics arriving on scene assumed the worst, I was in very bad condition pinned underneath the bumper of the semi inside the car, bleeding from the head, ears, mouth, arms, ect. In short; they had to cut me out of the car (it was that mangled) and life flighted to the nearest trauma hospital. It was messy. Upon initial assessment, my parents were informed that I would never walk, my legs were crushed, my brain injured, ribs & neck broken and massive internal injuries. The right side of my head has been peeled back (how's that for a visual?) exposing the skull.

Because the accident happened several hours away from my hometown, my aunt and uncle were first to the hospital and grabbed two missionaries to administer a blessing while I was in the ER.

I have vivid memories but will spare the gory details. :-) Here's the miracle; I only spent 4 days in the hospital and came away with NO SERIOUS INJURIES....fractured ribs and neck, sprained wrist and ankles, lots of bruises and cuts, hundreds of stitches and minimal brain damage. In reality, there is no reason I should have walked away from that accident with my brain and body intact. But I did by the grace of God because He has a Master Plan for me (little 'ol me). Which I'm still trying to figure out.....and for those of you wondering what is wrong with my memory- I have a VALID excuse! haa haa Don't misunderstand, my body does suffer residual consequences (which manifest more as I age) but I am blessed, I am healthy, I am positive. My grandmother and I were protected by angels.

I also received that cool 80's style 'Cyndi Lauper' hairdo with the one side of the head shaved; oh yeah- I was totally on-the-trend-hip!

All of this leads me back to last year 2009 and especially this current month. Much has changed for us within the last year. Ayla and Zoey...sweet miracles and another "Miracle Milestone" amongst the many in my life. What is God's plan for Ayla on this earth? Obviously a big one because she is here and thriving. We have the responsibility to raise her in harmony with her Master Plan....whatever that may be.

Zoey didn't need to gut it out here on earth to fulfil her Master Plan, she is fulfilling that on the other side...lucky girl! Yet she is also helping us, making sure we stay on track. Thank you Zoey! It is quite the motivator- we want to live our life in accordance so that we may be able to to return to see Zoey....someday.

I think perhaps part of my specific Master Plan was to bring Ayla & Zoey here, and maybe that is why I have been spared many times over....as before, wouldn't it be nice to have an outline?