Wednesday, September 22, 2010

A quick update on Nancy...

For those of you who did not know, Nancy recently had an accident where she fainted and fell off of a horse. By the grace of God, she is doing fine, though she is still a bit sore. Here is what happened.... We were riding horses on the battlefield of Gettysburg last week. What an amazing experience!!! We stopped because one of the women on the ride wasn't feeling well. We waited about 15 minutes for this woman to feel better, and as we were ready to go, Nancy said that she wasn't feeling well... That's the last thing she remembers - she fainted while on top of the horse! We all watched this unfold, but no one could react quickly enough to help her... She more or less "slid" off the back end of the horse, and fell to the ground - gently I might add... It was as if God cradled her as she fell... It was a miracle! And all that witnessed it said the same thing - it happened in super slow motion-she should have landed much harder, but she didn't - really a miracle. She could have gotten tangled up in the stirrups, the horse could have spooked, etc... I jumped down from my horse and ran over to her... She looked at me when she came to, and said - "did I just fall off Sadie?" She got up after a minute - thank you, Lord - took a quick inventory of her body, and said that she felt something coming on and before she could act, she went out... We had her checked out and the X-rays were fine - just bruised up a bit and sore. The doctor said that she was lucky to be alive, and that these types of accidents usually have an unhappy ending. We thank God for his mercy and care - He is awesome! And we thank all of you who have been praying for Nancy!

So, we will fill you in on our trip to Boston in the next day or so.... Thanks for keeping an eye on us! Blessings! Eric

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