Today marks 119 days (yes I counted) since Taylors accident. Whew, where has the time gone? Oh wait...I know! From PICU in Lubbock, to therapy in Dallas, to hospital in Dallas, to therapy in Dallas, to therapy in Lubbock...yes we are a little busy and time has just flown by. T-I-M-E...this four letter word has been thrown around more in the last 4 months than I have ever heard it before. Ive heard it from nurses, doctors, friends, therapists and even strangers! But recently I heard it from God. I kept hearing people tell me It will take time, or Time will heal her...but it went in one ear and right out the other. Until the most tender voice spoke to me and said Give me TIME...Ive got this, and I most definitely listened to him. I remember the night of July 25th like it was last night. And I very clearly remember looking at Chad as he was driving about 90mph down a freeway in Florida that we had no clue where to go, saying to him that I had given Taylor to God. In that very moment, I knew his arms were wrapped so tight around her. And he hasnt let go, not for one second! Taylor is a rockstar! She continues to make huge progress. Just about the time I think she has mastered something new, she has already moved on to the next thing. Her therapy is paying off and now I really believe she is starting to see just how strong she is. Just a week or so ago she started using a walker (it wasnt very pretty at first) and now she has mastered it. Her core strength is getting so much better and I just know walking on her own is right around the corner. She can get anywhere she wants to get in the house now which really helps and gives her a sense of independence. Being able to get on and off the couch, out of bed when she wants and just to move around on her own makes her so much happier. We still have to be very careful because she is unstable by herself but like I said...another week from today Im sure it will be another story. I went away last weekend to Dallas for a business retreat with some of the top leaders in my company that I had earned. This was the first time I had spent more than a few hours away from Taylor. It started off pretty rocky and almost ended up not going, but then I decided (well actually my brother told me to LEAVE...weve got this) so off I went. For the most part Taylor did amazing. She had a few moments but we were able to talk through them. The first night she stayed here at the house with Chad and then had a sleepover with her cousin Ryann at Poppy & Nanas house. Thankfully my parents are UH-mazing (if you didnt already know that) and they kept Taylor and Ryann very, very busy! It was a good weekend for all of us and was something that we knew we would eventually have to face. While I was gone I had the opportunity to meet some very amazing women that are in the same business as I am. On Saturday night after we were treated to a fantastic dinner we were given the task of choosing one power word that described ourselves. We each went around the room and said our word and gave an explanation of why we chose it and just talked a little about ourselves. I was in a room of 19 women and I was the last to go. But I was the first to write my word on the paper we were given. My word was FAITH!!!!!! The ladies that were there Im sure got more than they bargained for when I got up to speak. I have written it many times in all of these posts and I still have a hard time imagining what life would be like without Faith. I not only have faith but I have felt faith, I have truly felt what it means to be faithful. My faith in God is what has gotten me through every single day. Without faith we have nothing. Faith is believing in what you cannot necessarily see. I think a lot of times we as humans get so wrapped up in planning out our daily activities and lives. We have fancy phones that will do it all for us, or calendars we write things down on to remind us. But have you ever truly stopped to think, what would I do if things didnt work out just the way we had them planned to. Do you have a plan B? Or a what if scenario worked out in your head? Well...let me tell you what I have decided there is no need for a plan B anymore. I have decided from now on I will be sticking with plan A and that is to have FAITH, to be FAITHFUL, to spread FAITH, and to continue to teach my girls about having FAITH in GOD! Because Gods plan is truly your plan A...so if you have him then really there is no need for plan B! I want to apologize once again for it being so long since I have done an update. I wish I was much better about this and that is something I will work on. I have a really hard time making short, straight to the point posts. My fingers just get to typing and I cannot stop. So maybe if I would do this more often they would be shorter...but no promises. Here are a few pictures of Taylor recently that i just have on my phone. She isnt too crazy about her picture being made because of her eye but is getting better about it. I see her just the same as I always have and if you know Taylor, you know that when she is back 100% you better all watch out. Walking is so close and I know once she concurs that she will be going back to school very soon. She misses her friends so much and cannot wait to get back. I will probably not post again over the Thanksgiving break so I just want to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving. Use your break from school, work or whatever it may be to truly be with the ones you love and give thanks for all you have and that you have been blessed with another day. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods. Psalm 95:2-3
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:31:24 +0000
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