Count Your Blessings

Today started out as an ordinary day, until I got a call from Erin, one of the mommies from the group we started. She had been in a car accident (not her fault) and since her husband wasn’t in town, asked if I could stop by to hang out and watch a movie. After I had dinner with Chris and helped him put Aiden to bed, I hopped into my car with snacks, hot chocolate, a neck brace and some movies.

Erin had been driving her sister to the train station and was waiting in line at a light when someone, who obviously wasn’t paying attention, rear-ended her car. Apparently, the person smashed into her car which smashed into the car in front of her which smached into the car in front of them. Four cars in all were part of the accident. Erin and her sister are both fine, but the car is not well and Erin was experiencing some neck pain by the end of the day. Thank goodness she didn’t have Sophia in the car with her as the back of the car sustained most of the damage. She was lucky and unlucky all at the same time.

Anyway, I went over to lend her some friendly support. Not that there was much I could do, but I went just the same. I helped her put Sophia to bed, made hot chocolate and answered any questions she had to the best of my knowledge. I encouraged her to see a doctor about her neck and she is going to look into getting a lawyer. We watched Bridget Jones’s Diary, which was very light and cute. I gave her some pain medication and put her to bed before I left. She doesn’t have family living close so I was glad she had called me and I could at least give her some comfort.

Makes you really think about how much we take for granted. On the way home I thought about all the people that I was thankful to have in my life. Tonight before you go to bed, try counting your blessings, makes for a good night sleep.

Add comment January 23rd, 2006