thanks for the comment, tony!!
 

I am sorry to hear of your accident and glad that your injuries weren't more severe. Trust that God has a plan for you and that he'll be with you the whole way through your recovery.  I'd encourage you to talk to Jaylene Johnson. She went through something very similar (a major accident on the highway and extended injury and physio). I think you are right that people fall into ruts and this will be an opportunity for you to rebuild your life in new and exciting ways.

Hal

 

Thanks for being real!  Love you!
 

That's inspiring. so awesome that you can come through something like this and see it not for its setbacks but for its potential to propel you forward. keep on keeping on. there's a bright future ahead for you.

Sarah

 

Elizabeth,
Unlike the others, I cannot say I am sorry you had the accident. I'm glad you did. Sounds harsh, I know but let me explain. Major turns in our lives often shed light on the more important things. Let me say this about my own life so you see where I am coming from..... I was raped for many years as a child. No child should ever go through what I went through, BUT I would not change my past for one minute as that past has caused me to have deep love and compassion for others that I would never have if I had not gone through what I went through. I have helped many, many people along the way. In terms of your faith, I ask you to read 2 Corinthians 5;17 and Romans 8:28. Those two scriptures helped to mold me life after I found my faith in Jesus. I believe He has a plan for us much better than any plan we could ever come up with because He made us. I see a bright future for you as you have had this life turning moment at a much younger age than many others do. God bless you as you walk out that life!
 

i wouldn't change what happened at all.. but i wouldn't want to go through it again. thanks for sharing your story ...you never know how much influence and impact you will have in the world!

 

Hey Liz, I was very sorry to hear about your accident and wish you a speedy recovery. In the meantime, it seems like a reflective period and a good chance to do some writing (lyrics or otherwise) and consider some neat directions. All the best, stay warm!
Ken.

 

stayin warm! thanks ken.
 

thanks for your comment, and i'm sorry to hear about your dad... and as for my honesty...it's easy(er) to be open about the real issues having recently gone through a near-death experience... it's funny/interesting (wrong word) how time numbs the urgency, and before i know it, i'm slipping back into my regular existance of thinking of my own selfish ideas and plans.

[ we're all made of the same cloth... :) ]

 

 

 

 

Hi Elizabeth,

I'm so glad to hear that you came through the accident, and are OK. I'm sorry to hear about the injuries and trauma that you suffered (I'm just assuming that this was a traumatic experience for your body, etc., even though you didn't mention this). Praise God that you are on the other side of that experience... and healing from it. God is the Great Physician, Comforter. He has a healing balm to apply to us like no other balm, that soothes and brings restoration....

I just read over your entry again, and reading it reminded me of reading some wisdom from someone who just came from a place I will probably not travel who has some fresh and fragile nuggests of wisdom to offer. You were able to see things more clearly maybe after that experience, with a fresh and more real view of what really matters in life. I do believe that this clearer way of seeing the world can be recaptured, that our hearts can be changed in such a way by the grace of God so that we can become more sensitive to Him, so that He can develop in us His heart for the world, the grace to forgive, so that we are able to receive His love, be receivers.... like sponges......... God help me be more like your sponge... :> ha ha because without Him giving us the ability to receive His love, and then us accepting His love, we can not become integrated as human beings, and love as He loves... My thoughts...

Maybe a memorial is being made to God and regarding Him bringing you through that experience through your songs. You know how that was done in old testament times, when God brought His people through things, they would make a memorial to Him in a certain place so that they would not forget what He had done, and they would also continue to tell their children over the years about how God had brought them through that experience.

Thank you for being so transparent. I pray that you will continue to heal as I totally believe that you will. Thank you for sharing your story, and your words of wisdom through your blog, and music...

Many of God's choicest blessings to you!

Merilee :>