Thanks Giving

Thank you. Never before have I felt such an overwhelming tide of thanksgiving, and here we are at the day set aside for such things. Thank you to God for allowing me a chance to live and raise my children, and for delivering the girls nearly unharmed, thank you to volunteer fire departments and EMT's, wonderful caring veterinarians, neighbors and friends, thank you for the incredible, talented surgeons who have pinned me back together in such a way that I can already use crutches, the therapists and nurses who helped me and showed me how to help myself again. Coming from bedpans and traction to crutches and sitting in a blessed warm shower in 4 weeks is a miracle in itself. Thank you to unknown engineers at Ford who constructed a truck that could take a veritable steel and concrete missle head-on and still the engine didn't crush the three souls in the front seat, and somehow the missle was deflected out so that it ripped out the driver's side rather than the whole cab.
Thank you to the phenomenal masses of friends from horse riding, church, Shelter Insurance, Nebraska, Kilgore's, kids' schools, everywhere I could imagine, pouring forth with wishes, help, prayers and support for my family and myself. Friends who took over the care of Bree, my sweet horse who survived the crash. Thank you to my mother and Bill's, sisters and brother, who dropped everything and rushed to our side, Mom leaving her life in Nebraska in a blink to stay with us as long as we need, making sure the kids and house are functioning smoothly, that my babies are getting the maternal love they need.
Thank you to my dear sweet Billy, who has been steadfast by my side throughout this, and taken on many extra roles in his steady, dependable way. I can't imagine going through something like this without his love and help. I don't think there is a better human being in the world.
Thank you for more days, more snuggles and hugs, more smiles and songs, more adventures, the opportunity to be here, to hopefully affect lives for the better and leave a mark worth seeing.
Amen