Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Healing


I got home from visiting family a few hours ago. It was so good to give everyone a big hug, cry, laugh, watch the kids play and just enjoy family. It was especially good to see my cousin. I got to be there after he was moved from ICU and his little girls, ages two and one, came to visit. I snapped this photo him and his two year old. She was pretty overwhelmed with all the machines and tubes and bandages but she held his hand almost the whole time. She kept listing all the movies she would watch with him when he got home. The amazing thing is he came home last night! Less than a week after being shot five times, having a foot and a half of intestine removed as well as his gall bladder and part of his liver!! The whole drive up to see them it crossed my mind that I could have been making this drive to attend his funeral. The only shot that missed his body was aimed at his head, there is a bullet hole on the top of the drivers side door. He has no idea who the woman was, police have yet to find her or establish what her motive may have been. We don't know if she was just out of her mind or if it was some sort of gang initiation. All of this has left us wondering why. Why did this have to happen? For now, I will just thank God he is alive, he will be able to see his little girls grow, to meet his new baby in May, to hug his wife. If you think of him please continue to pray for him. His body is young and strong and has and will continue to heal quickly, it is the emotional wounds that can be so crippling.
Lord have mercy.

6 comments:

Michelle M. said...

Prayers for your cousin and his healing. It is amazing that he is already home from the hospital. I hope he continues to heal quickly.

RainaRo said...

Annie, that post is beautiful. He will be glad you took those pictures. Glad you got to visit this week.

Mimi said...

Continued prayers, and beautiful photo. Sigh, I don't know the answers.

Joshua and Lydia Rich said...

Hi Annie, I saw your blog name on facebook and thought I would stop by for a visit. I can't believe what happened to your cousin..it is so shocking. We will definately be praying for him and his family. I added your blog to my dashboard list (it is so much easier to keep track of everyone's blogs that way), so I think that will list me as a "follower" on your dashboard. Hope that's okay! Our blog is www.joshuaandlydia.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Annie, that was so beautiful the picture of Ivy holding Jesse's hand speaks volumes.
I know everyone in the family was so blessed you came to see them.
I love you. MOM

The Saunders said...

I am glad you got home safely. You being there for Laiza must have been such an answer to prayer for her. We miss you.