"Two Tragedies" that turn into "Two Miracles" in 2012
1st tragedy/MIRACLE: Jeremy walks away without a bump, scratch or bruise.
Jeremy was working on a Saturday driving for Bountiful Baskets on a rural highway. During an extreme Spring storm of snow, icy roads, and extreme high winds. He was sliding & spinning, but thought he had control, but the winds forced him sideways into the guard rail, where he did a cart-wheel flip over the rail, car landing on its side. He climbed up and out the passenger window. Car was totaled, we will miss Laura's bronco. But angels were watching out for our Jeremy, not a scratch, bump or bruise, maybe a little shaken, but he sounded calm. Laura and I (Sonja) traveled on those bad roads, to a little town, to get Jeremy. It took us a couple of hours to get there, you can imagine the wild imagination of a mother, tell she sees her son, in one piece. A grateful heart that he was watched over and protected.
Pictures taken after they up righted the bronco. When taking the pictures the wind was blowing so hard that it was hard to stand in one place. And in our other car, you could feel the car shaking in the wind. To give you an idea of the flip, in the 2nd pic, before the bronco went over parallel to the guard-rail it was facing the other direction. I believe Jeremy was going under 25mph.
2nd tragedy/MIRACLE: Anna-Marie Lives and walks away after beheading a deer with her motorcycle.
I think it was the first part of June when Anna-Marie was heading home from Bellingham. Jared met up with her to spend a couple days camping above Leavenworth, Wa. Then she continued her trip home, riding her pretty red motorcycle on a beautiful sunny day. She reached the open hilly prairies/ farmlands. As she went up and down the sloping hills it was difficult to see the road beyond the crest of the hill. As she crested one she did not expect to see 5 deer in the middle of the road, as she was coming down. Going at least the speed limit of 65mph she did her best to slow down, but knew she might not make it. Then she noticed an opening between two deer and thought she just might make it. But last second the frightened deer jumped in her path and she hit it. Anna-Marie stated she doesn't remember the actual impact, but remembers rolling & sliding on the pavement, wondering when she was going to stop. No broken bones, she was able to stand, and a little bit later a car stopped and helped. The gentleman called me (Sonja), to tell me of the accident and that Anna-Marie appeared to be alright. I wasn't able to talk to her, she had her helmet on, (which you leave on after an accident tell medical help arrive). Again can you imagine the worry and horrors a mother imagines, till Johnny could drive to the hospital in a little town, couple hours away. I stayed home to attend Jeremy's seminary graduation, that was a hard decision. A miracle that she survived, and walked away with only minor injuries. Again angels watching over my children, prayers are answered. I am so grateful to Heavenly Father for protecting them. They are my treasures.
Anna-Marie is so faithful in wearing her jacket and gloves, but on this day, was the first time she didn't. Her arm had a deep hole that she nicknamed "my bullet hole", also 2nd degree road burn, multiple wounds on hands and fingers, hip. She was told that the tip of one finger would fall off and not grow back. But with good nursing it didn't fall off and healed completely. She was lucky that she had just finished all her piano performances at college. She was also lucky that her extra helmet was in her backpack, strapped to her back, for she slid on her back with the helmet in the pack, a buffer form the road, protecting her from further injury. Her backpack was shredded. Thank goodness she was wearing a helmet on her head too, her visor was really scratched up, it protected her face and head. It took the whole summer for her to completely heal.
"Jacuzzi Time"
Winter 2011-2012
Mom enjoyed having a membership at the YMCA. There she enjoyed water aerobics twice a week. She loved the exercise, it rejuvenated her. She also loved the people in the class, and the instructor. A high-lite was the visiting with other class members, "a social time". Then in the Spring she had surgeries, and we moved. She really misses going. And she really misses the "Jacuzzi Time" , a time to just sit back and get toasty warm. She liked putting her towel in the sauna to get nice and warm, so when she got out of the jacuzzi she had a heated towel. Laura was a great help in taking her grandma to the gym. Mom would be in class and Laura would swim. Thanks Laura.
"Snowy Winter" 2011-2012
Mom "loving the snow" at our old house, backyard.
