Upside Down
(sorry - I wrote this Monday but am just now publishing it)
This past weekend felt very upside down in many ways.
First, a light-hearted way...
The high temperatures for Saturday and Sunday (December 8 & 9) were both 82 degrees! Saturday we picked up some mini-marshmallows (along with a few other things) at the store, then went to a track and ran for about 25 minutes, then went home and took in the groceries. It being December and 40 minutes until sunset, we didn't think twice about leaving the food in the car. When we got home the marshmallows looked like this:
Melted Goodness.
Second, a heavy-hearted way... (note: the article I referenced seems to not longer be available - you can check this out instead)
You can read this news article that starts out "It was a frightening morning Friday for one Bryan business after a driver of a SUV blacked out, lost control of his vehicle and plowed into Techniques Hair Salon." My friend Jenny was getting her hair cut there for the first time when this happened.
Part of the article sounds contradictory because their facts are a little off: "Three people and a baby were in the salon's back room. 'If they would have been in the first room it would have been over for everybody,' Joham said. 'It was really lucky that they were in the next room.' A hairdresser was cutting a woman's hair, when the wall came down and they were both pushed into another room." Actually, Jenny and the hairdresser (Genie) were in the front room and Jenny's husband and 11 month old son were in the back waiting room (where they were not seriously hurt). The salon chair Jenny was sitting in actually got pushed through the wall into the back room, so she was found there. Everyone should recover fine, but Jenny is not able to use either arm at all for at least 6 weeks. On opposite sides, she has a completely separated shoulder and a broken collarbone. We are very grateful that her baby was not in the chair at the time - he had just finished getting his hair cut about 15 minutes before. Tons of people from church have signed up to help - from bringing meals to volunteering blocks of time to be there and help care for Jenny (and baby Sam). I know Jenny's needs will be met, and that God will heal and protect her, but finding a new "normal" will be very upside-down seeming for a while.
This past weekend felt very upside down in many ways.
First, a light-hearted way...
The high temperatures for Saturday and Sunday (December 8 & 9) were both 82 degrees! Saturday we picked up some mini-marshmallows (along with a few other things) at the store, then went to a track and ran for about 25 minutes, then went home and took in the groceries. It being December and 40 minutes until sunset, we didn't think twice about leaving the food in the car. When we got home the marshmallows looked like this:
Melted Goodness.Second, a heavy-hearted way... (note: the article I referenced seems to not longer be available - you can check this out instead)
You can read this news article that starts out "It was a frightening morning Friday for one Bryan business after a driver of a SUV blacked out, lost control of his vehicle and plowed into Techniques Hair Salon." My friend Jenny was getting her hair cut there for the first time when this happened.
Part of the article sounds contradictory because their facts are a little off: "Three people and a baby were in the salon's back room. 'If they would have been in the first room it would have been over for everybody,' Joham said. 'It was really lucky that they were in the next room.' A hairdresser was cutting a woman's hair, when the wall came down and they were both pushed into another room." Actually, Jenny and the hairdresser (Genie) were in the front room and Jenny's husband and 11 month old son were in the back waiting room (where they were not seriously hurt). The salon chair Jenny was sitting in actually got pushed through the wall into the back room, so she was found there. Everyone should recover fine, but Jenny is not able to use either arm at all for at least 6 weeks. On opposite sides, she has a completely separated shoulder and a broken collarbone. We are very grateful that her baby was not in the chair at the time - he had just finished getting his hair cut about 15 minutes before. Tons of people from church have signed up to help - from bringing meals to volunteering blocks of time to be there and help care for Jenny (and baby Sam). I know Jenny's needs will be met, and that God will heal and protect her, but finding a new "normal" will be very upside-down seeming for a while.
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