It is after midnight and I can't sleep. I tried to log into my blog to write this,
but Shani Hubbard Tennant knows that access better than me. Because of circumstances being what they are,
I cannot ask her about it. So, I use
this forum to write tonight as my mind has a lot running through
it...especially after seeing a photo of what is left of the family car and
counting the blessings of my wife and two-year-old who survived the crunch.
Some of those blessings came from 49+ individuals and the numbers
keep growing. When the accident
happened, I had the hardest time of getting a hold of anyone outside of my mom,
Cheryl, and grandma, Carolyn, because I have not made
that much of an effort to keep other phone numbers of family, especially on my
wife's side.
I finally decided to change my status to mention something
in hopes that I might get a hold of family some way and that is when the
blessings began to pour in. The
blessings came in comments of some 49+ individuals who saw my status and
responded. To some, 49+ might not seem
like a lot, but to me that was more than what I had dreamed of when I changed
my status.
Thank you 49+ for the comments, prayers, and thoughts
made. Because of your efforts, I cannot
help but think that the continued miracles are and will continue to come
throughout the night, week, and months that my wife and family will need with
this experience.
Then there are the miracles of my wife and daughter. How did they survive? How did they not come out worse than what
they did? My daughter came out of the
wreck with not a scratch on her and that is NOT the first time something like
this has happened. If you go to my blog
(kstennant.blogspot.com), you will read the story of my 1 1/2 year-old daughter surviving a head dive off
of a trampoline onto a concrete slab with not a scratch on her from
landing. In fact, she didn't cry because
of the fall...she cried because of the fear on my face when I found her after watching
her go over the edge.
Then my wife. Yes,
she needed to have surgery tonight for compressed vertebrae that could have
lead to nerve damage, paralysis, and/or broken neck. He leg also got pinched, but there are no
other broken bones. Now for the moment,
that is not a comfort for her because she is recovering from surgery and the
next few days she will be in a lot of pain.
However, when you look at the picture's, there is no other damage to her
and I cannot help but ask how?
Well, I have an answer and it is more a personal belief than
a factual answer because it depends upon if you believe in life after death and
I do. For that reason, I know that
angels where guarding my wife and daughter.
There is at least a father, two grandfathers, and a daughter/sister that
had to have been there, but I won't limit it to those guardian angels as I will
admit that many more could have been there.
To those guardian angels I say thank you! How much I do miss you and still wish you
were alive and here, but the protection and influence that they have had on my
family’s life goes beyond just life.
They fill a vital role to the successful raising of my family and I
acknowledge their existence, influence, and protection over my family.
Finally, I wish my wife could read this. In the coming days there will be a lot of
what could have been done different to avoid the situation and yes when I saw
the weather this morning, I had my doubts about her going. However, my wife had a desire and it is that
desire that I love the most about my wife.
She wants to help. She wants to
do good to everyone and this time, she wanted to do good to her sister, Sam, and sister-in-law, Melissa, who just recently had
babies. She wanted to bring them bread
and see the new additions to the family.
She figured if she did it during the week, she would only have Lizzie to
take instead of all of the kids. So, she
went...or at least made an effort to go.
A lot would not have done that, but that is what defines Shani's
character. When she sets her mind to it,
she does it and I cannot fault her for having such a great desire.
This tragedy could have happened to anyone. I could spend a lot of time asking why, but
in the end it doesn't matter as much as what am I going to do about it. This is a time for me to serve my wife
greater! This is a time for my kids to
serve my wife greater! This is a time
for others to serve my family greater!
And maybe this is the reason that it has happened.
It is a time to serve in whatever capacity people can
serve. I have already mentioned how many
have helped already and I am sure in the coming days I will see more of
it. I do not have time to live with what
if's and if only's and that is how I want to end this posting knowing that I
will have a crazy rest of the week ahead.
I cannot help but for the moment feel overwhelmed, but I do know that in
Christ, my family and I can
survive...even if it is one day at a time.
Now I think that I am ready to sleep...the time is
approaching 1 AM and I need to get some rest before returning to my beloved in
a little while. She wants me by her side
and I will be there all the way to the end...I LOVE YOU SHANI HUBBARD
TENNANT...may I always have the grace of your presence during this life and
into the eternities...good night all!
