In Which I Tell Satan to Go to Hell.
What a difference a year can make.
July 19, 2009 will always be an important date in our families personal history book. To most this day passes without a second glance, but to us, today will always be the day God saved our son.
The emotional roller coaster of this day has not even come full-circle, the accident happened around 7 p.m. And yet, before 9 a.m. I have felt joy, peace, fear, sadness, anxiety, hope, reassurance and love.
And, I’ve told Satan to go to Hell.
Because today, friends, is about celebrating life & all that it has to offer. The fear and anxiety that Satan is calling me to feel will not overpower the joy and celebration of this day. There are many forts to build and pools to swim, trees to climb and playgrounds to discover. We do not have time to waste on worry.
There is too much life to be lived.
Last night, as Bubs slept, I crept into his room and I knelt down beside his bed. There, I gently stroked his chest and legs & I prayed and cried and thanked the Lord.
I thanked Him for:
- his strong frame that held the heavy weight of that 800 pound golf cart
- his wherewithal to hold that beautiful head up as the cart drug him along the concrete earth
- his tiny bones that may have bent and broke but held it all together, somehow
- for the neighbors who rushed to help my family in those moments before the paramedics arrived
- for the paramedics who worked swiftly and kindly with my little fragile son
- for the pilot that drove the helicopter carefully and without haste
- the doctor’s that worked through the night to repair his tattered, broken body
- for the nurses that healed my family as much as they healed Bubs during his time in Children’s Hospital
- for the gift of medicine, that allowed our sleepless son to rest, and be relieved of pain, long enough to heal his bones and build up his energy to fight again the next day.
And then I thanked him for our gift of friendship. My, how we’ve been blessed. The old saying is true, you really don’t know who your friends are, until you need them. And Lord, when we needed friends, you showed us in overwhelming numbers. You gave us an emergency room full of love and prayer. You filled the waiting room for countless hours while we waited for the doctors to tell us the surgery was complete. You sent visitors and toys and prayers and hugs.
You sent tiny angels Lord, and we have seen Your face.
I will never forget the faces as I entered that emergency room. Their concern and worry wrinkled over their knitted brows. Most of them looked like they had been praying for hours, deep in communication with their Lord. Some of their eyes fell as they saw me wheeled through the room – they didn’t want me to see them crying. They are a force to be reckoned with – those prayer warriors.
I will never forget looking around as they rushed me back to my son. I have relived those moments 365 times since then… The faces of friends who came from far and away – I saw you all. The faces of people who love my little family & the little boy behind the wounds.
I am forever indebted to them.
And I am fine with that.
In my hour of need, Lord, you gave me friendship. I am honored to say that I learned to give from the best. I am honored to call them friends.
There were times when my heavy heart and tired pregnant body didn’t think it had any more fight in it – and in those times I remember the people I love carrying me. I remember friends calling and emailing & praying. I remember physically feeling those prayers working.
I have seen the face of God.
I call them friends.
And, I believe in prayer. And, I am blessed because of it.
Today, I will celebrate. I will go to a pizzeria and order a movie. I will buy “grey ice cream” (Oreo) and I will top it with chocolate sauce. I will watch him blow out candles and I will play with his hair until he falls asleep.
Today I celebrate life.
And tell Satan to go to Hell.
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How incredibly scary. And such a great reminder how precious those little lives are. I hope you all have a wonderful celebration.
What an amazing post. It brought me to tears. I am so sorry that your sweet boy had to go through that but so glad that you are able to be at peace with it, and most of all, that he is here to celebrate life with you.
Thank you so much for sharing this!!!! We are all truly blessed and sometimes the powers that be have to remind us by slapping us around. Not so subtle!
Beautiful, beautiful post.
Chills running up my spine reading your beautiful post…Enjoy your day and the many blessing that come with it.
Thank you! We plan on throwing us a good one!
Good for you for seeking out the positives from such a terrible occurrence. And I have complete faith you can kick Satan's butt.
Thanks Becca! We have been preparing for this day mentally and physically.
Thanks darlin'!
We are blessed. =)
Exactly. We got the message – loud & clear. Celebrate life everyday. =)
Oh yea, I'm pretty certain he doesn't want to mess with me. I'm pretty BA with a prayer these days.
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God gave your son the strength to survive and gave you the strength to bare the weight of such a heavy tragedy. He gave you something special, hold on to Bubs and Him. And now this day should be cause for celebration because it's a glorious day now, the day your son survived.
I cannot presume to know how you feel, how you felt. But your words come alive to me through the computer screen and brought me to tears. You are an inspiration! You bring to life this verse:
Matt. 7:25 – The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
Your story, although not completely similar, gives me hope for our senior pastor who is recovering from a motorcycle accident that happened a month or so ago. His wife and friends maintain a blog for him at http://steveruetschle.com/. I believe God uses people like you and him, his wife and family to bring glory to His name, and that you do so well sister! God bless you and your family.
Keep fighting that fight. Im so glad that, a year later, that you have so much to be thankful for. Enjoy today with your sweet boy!
I am sitting here crying. Being so grateful for you! For your story. For the fact I've gotten to know you. This is a great day!! I am so happy you are celebrating today.
So, I'm crying. I too have been in a place where I didn't know what was going to happen to my sick child that lay in a hospital bed. It is an overwhelming feeling of despair. You feel out of control and unable to do what you are built to do… protect your baby. Hug your children… thank God for them… and enjoy every moment.
Congratulations on 1 year of healing… may your fear and pain lessen with every passing day.
xoxo
Wow! Awesome post. Our God is an awesome God. Party like crazy tonight!
OMG. I have to retweet this post. It's amazing. Seriously. When did this happen to your son? What a series of miracles that God lined up for you. have a fab, happy, glorious day!
sending you some extra love today ♥ ♥
You just made me cry!! + I'm about to go to work. Thanks Tiff ;o) Love you!!
Our God sure is GOOOOOD!
I also thank God for the friendships I have made since the accident – love to you!
oh, I love that verse! Thank you for sharing! And I have added your pastor to my prayer list – thanks for sharing the link!
You are among the friends I am so grateful for – even if it was after the fact. XOXO. You have helped me through so much of this.
The helpless feeling is the worst – hands down. I have discovered so many amazing women online that have helped me through the last year more than they will ever know. I'm so happy to have found you recently as well. xoxo
gosh how the Lord is good. I am so happy for you that Bubs is here and you are able to be forever grateful for his life. He is one loved kiddo. <3
Thinking of you too! Hugs & Kisses!
Thanks for the retweet! One year ago today – it was such a crazy time for me. I was SO pregnant.
xoxo
Thanks Jamie! We plan to celebrate big tonight!
Oh girl, I am sure you are still beautiful! Makeup stains & all!!! Love to you too!
I am so grateful for friends like you who have helped me so much in the last six months. xoxo. & I am SO happy for your little bebeh!
What a beautiful post. I have tears in my eyes. Thanks so much for sharing.
LOVE you.
You are so welcome! We all support you so much! And thank you!! We are so excited for our soon to be family of 4!
Oh, I just found your blog a few days ago and became an inst-fan, so I only recently read your original post about the accident. I was blown away by your story, or stories really. What a life you've had!
And this post did it again – blew me away. Way to stick to Satan and celebrate all that is good and true. Amen!!
Oh, I'm so glad you found us! I keep trying to view your blog & I keep getting an error message. I'll check back soon!
Beautiful post and bless you for staying strong in the face of the events that occurred one year ago. Enjoy your family today and every day, as I know you do!
This made me cry. God certainly was watching out for all of you that day.
Thanks dear! We're excited to celebrate!
He certainly was!
This is every parent's worst nightmare. I'm so glad he made it through. You have every reason to celebrate.
It's been down for a couple days. I am working on changing hosts as I type. So frustrated! Don't give up on me.
I hope to be back up and running soon. Now would be nice!
God truly is an awesome God, isn't He. Prayers and blessings to you and your family.
Amazing post! God is so good to those who love him!
By the way, I stumbled accross your blog a few months ago, but havent been a very good folllower, mainly because I just had a baby and now I have 2 under 3 years old. You are an amazing writer and HILARIOUS!! I don't know who you are or where your from but I am glad I found you as a mom friend on here and I will continue reading as long as my time will allow me to!LOL.
You are a strong and bold beauty of a woman. Proud of you.
I used to only be able to imagine the pain someone went through in situations like this. Now that I am a mom, I no longer have to imagine. I know. I'm so sorry that you and your family had to endure this horrific event, but so grateful that your son came through it. God bless you all on this day. Celebrate like mad! You deserve it!
this is beautiful! it's amazing that we can go through our lives never knowing what He has in store for us & in an instant our lives can change. for better or worse. i am honored to 'know' you and be able to share your day with you.
Beautiful post Tiff!!! You are blessed; and you know it. Your Bubs is a handsome feller, he's gonna be a little old heart breaker with those looks!
I have chills.
What an amazing post. I am so glad Bubs is alright.
Beautiful post hon.
Wow. That is so good that you can celebrate life instead of being consumed by the bad. I hope I never have to be that strong for my son…
read this post earlier. had to process and read again. I prayed over my little boy tonight as we rocked and thanked the Lord for him and thanked him that you have your Bubs. God is so good.
Wow, what a post. So glad to hear that he is doing great – and I agree, Satan can go to hell. Blessings to you and your boy on this day for years to come.
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Almost every mother has a mama tiger lurking in her, but most don't ever get to meet her. What you and I have in common is this: we know just how big and powerful that mama tiger is. At the same time? We know how fragile and weak we are and how in need of the divine presence. There is much power in gratitude.
Well done, you!
Truly inspiring.
You made me cry. Stop it.
I remember feeling such peace and calm when I lost my baby girl. I welcomed that feeling, but didn’t fully understand. Later, a friend told me that as my Maggie passed, the adult members of my congregation was on their knees, praying for our family.
I’m so grateful for a God who loves us enough to send angels in our time of need. Thank you for writing this and helping me remember that.
You're welcome! And thanks for adding our pastor to your prayer list. Certainly can't hurt to have more people storming the gates of heaven for him.
We are expecting a miracle and God is faithful to deliver, we are sure of it! Keeping you in thoughts and prayers also. 
Thank God that beautiful boy is here and smiling and in once piece. You certainly have good reason to celebrate. So sorry you have to keep reliving those scary moments. You are strong, mama!
Such a powerful post. You survived it and your son survived it. That is nothing short of a miracle. Tell Satan to suck it!
You are truly blessed with all these loving people around you!
I have tears in my eyes as I have read this post. So beautifully written!
Enjoy every day with your little angel. What a heartfelt post.
oh my tiffany i can't even imagine! so happy there was a positive outcome for you and your family!!
We celebrated BIG! Thanks!
Thanks Dee!
I'm so glad you found me as well!
Love to you.
Being a mom sure comes with a lot of side effects, eh? Thank you!
I could not imagine being where I am with this day emotionally without the support of the parents I have met online. A-mazing.
He is a looker, if I do say so myself. LOL.
Thanks dear!
xoxo to you.
It was quite the challenge – getting to this place – but it made the day SO much better. The power of your mind…
God is good.
Thanks Julie!
You worded this perfectly. The fragile tiger.
Thanks!
I cannot imagine, but I am SO grateful for your new friendship. The Lord works in mysterious ways…
Thank you dear!
I love the suckage.
Thanks Nicole. I was serious about the head explosion though. =) Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks darling. It was such a whirlwind of a day filled with so many emotions. I am happy to have it past us.
Life is full of blessings and miracles and what a joy to be able to tuck both of yours in at night. This was powerful and moving and your faith is inspiring.
Thank you!
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what a strong and beautiful post. your kids are absolutely perfect.
Bitch! You made me cry. I DON'T cry…
Oh my God… Is he okay now? You said blow out candles and pizza… but is he okay???
Oh my God, no mother should have to endure something like that… and I just read your guest post at NMOTY… and it's NOT your fault sugar.
This post left me with chills and tears. I, too, will tell satan to go to hell. Thank God your son is ok.
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Is this possible?
and now the crying starts…our own personal day is august 30, 2009…the day our car hydroplaned off the freeway smashed into a pine tree and plunged down a ravine…our lives were forever changed, and the love of my life had to learn a new life, in a chair. and we are so blessed…there is a passionate beauty in the imperfectly perfect body that not everyone gets to see. i will spend that day in thanks…and i will remember these words. god bless you and your family more and more and more. thank you for reminding me to tell satan to go to hell…
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