God is so good!

That's really all Danny and I can say after what happened to us last night. Just about 20 minutes after I posted our first blog entry last night we were involved in a very serious car accident. We were introduced to the Hilton Head hospital much sooner than we expected to be. We are just thanking God that we are both fine aside from some soreness and some bruises and burns on me (Mary). When you see the pictures below you'll understand why we are so in awe of God's protection. The photos are not for the faint of heart (or Tacoma lovers for that matter). Although we will probably never drive our new truck again it served us so well in the 10 months that we had it. Had we been in my Honda, the outcome of this accident might not have been as positive.


Here's the play by play from our perspective for those of you wondering the details.

We were driving down Rt. 278 which is a major road in the area, 3 lanes each way. We were in the far right lane driving 45mph (which is the speed limit of course). We were approaching the intersection with Rt. 46. As we approached in the intersection we both remember it being wide open with a green light, hence, no reason to slow down or be concerned. About halfway through the intersection I remember seeing a white utility van right in front of us, like right in front of us, coming from the other direction turning left across our path. I screamed, of course, and just kept screaming because I think I figured that as long as I was screaming I was alive. At that moment millions of things flashed through my mind, I thought I would lose Danny or something terrible would happen, like never being able to walk again. I kept my eyes closed because I was afraid of what I would see when I opened them. Although apparently my eyes weren't closed all the way at some point because one of my eyes got burned by the airbag. Then I heard Danny yelling at me to get out of the car. I opened my eyes to see two inflated airbags. I was suddenly reminded that airbags save lives! I guess I forgot about them as I was screaming and I don't remember it hitting me in the face but it definitely did because I have the marks to prove it. I really am just amazed at how fast those things exploded and saved us from launching forward into the windshield. If you don't have a car with airbags, I highly recommend one. I got out of the car and looked around and saw that Danny was okay. There was another car that was slightly involved in the accident as well. They were sitting at the traffic light on Rt.46 and our car tapped theirs after the impact with the van. They came right over and helped us and made sure we were okay. They were a young couple, probably 18. They let us sit in their car since my knees were pretty banged up and I couldn't really stand. Soon after that the ambulance arrived and the EMTs started helping me, put me in a neck brace, put me on a back board and cut up my pants to check on my knees (which I guess I'll get over, but those pants were such a great deal from Ann Taylor!) Next thing I knew I was put on the ambulance without Danny who I later met up with at the hospital. He was brought over by a member of our new church which was just awesome. They were so amazing, it such a blessing that even though we are in this new place we have an awesome community of people who love us already. At the hospital I had tons of x-rays taken, my neck, my chest, my ribs, my knee and everything came back okay. Nothing was broken, thank God! Danny also got some x-rays and got his neck and back examined. He also got the same good report. So we are both doing fine, very sore, but fine. And we are more thankful than ever for each other and for God's amazing protection. We are just stunned at how God protected us, He is amazing.

This is my seatbelt "burn" which also contributed to the lifesaving. The EMTs and doctors kept asking if I was wearing a seatbelt and I was like "Obviously!"

Thankfully the accident was not our fault so we are confident that God will work out the details with the police and the insurance companies and a new vehicle for us. Please keep us in your prayers. As if moving to a new state and starting a new job was not enough stress, now we are dealing with a lot of soreness and logistical issues. But we are very very grateful and feel more confident that this is where we are supposed to be because clearly satan does not want us here. But we're fighters, as least Danny is, and we'll be fine.
Thank you all for your love and support. We love you all.