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4th January 2010 by Julia Hosking

A couple of Saturday nights ago, I attended two 21sts. I honestly can't say I remember the drive from around the city back to where Stacie was living. Apparently, we nearly had a couple of accidents, but I don't recall it. All I remember was that I was feeling really tired (after a 9.5 hour shift at work that day), and around Oxley round-a-bout was when I passed out at the wheel.

All I remember was Stacie screaming "THERESA" and then hitting a concrete barrier, rebounding then hitting another concrete barrier. Airbags were activated and I don't really remember much at all after that. I was in hospital for seven to eight hours after the accident, but ended up walking out of the hospital with just bruises, cuts and a concussion. Stacie suffered a headache for a couple of days and quite a few bruises on her left leg.

I saw a picture of the car a couple of days later: top caved in, sides squashed, back doors unable to open, front of car smashed, wheel alignment ruined. The car was a complete write-off.

The Tuesday after that, I went to Scripture Union and had a devotion time and we started praying. I was just having a conversation with God when I heard him say to me "Would you let me take your mother away from you?" Automatically I just started crying and in my head, I just kept saying no. (My mother had been sick in hospital for weeks, and we didn't know if she was going to survive or die, so it was really horrible just to imagine her being taken away from me.) For a while, I have been having problems letting go of my earthly possessions. After a lot of prayer and learning how I get around without a car, I learnt about the value of a life.

My mother could be in Heaven right now but she is still with me. I learnt to say "Yes God, I give it all to you." Nothing rightfully belongs to us and he can give or take what we do or do not deserve. What I believe is that God helped me make a choice; would I really give him what is rightfully his? Or would I have so much pride and turn against him for it? I am so blessed to have made the right decision.

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Claire Pennell

January 04, 2010 at 12:01pm

Praise God you and Stacie and your Mum are safe T!!!
Thanks for sharing.
LOVE YOU BIG XOXOX

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bob

January 11, 2010 at 2:54pm

cool

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