Five years ago my son Nick was almost taken away from us in what is being called an accident. He was just 17 at the time working for a local tire shop when he was given a mis-match set of tire and wheel to mount, which is like a loaded bomb. The tire "false seated", or sealed and shot straight into the air after hitting the "launching pad" on the tire changing machine. The tire and rim first struck Nicks arm which he had the hand air gauge in bending in in half and breaking his arm before stricking Nick in the face and head. The tire and rim continued upward from the tyjectory busting the light system in the tire shop. The high ceiling finally stopped the tire and sent in downward still remaining intact. Nick was on the ground with his face split open... lifeless. He was life-flighted and spent a month in the hospital before coming home to begin years of relearning and years of rehab.

Five years later seems almost like a lifetime away from that day that we will never forget. Five years have taught us many many lessons as well, some good and some bad but we will never be the same people we were post "accident". In life we need to try to remember that we don't see the entire picture, we only get snippets and those need to be looked at over time. Time and these snippets have taught me that we don't need to have all of the answers right now and that men even though they present one side to the public will be judged by one who knows all. It is our responsibility to only live our lives in a way that we can be held accountable that in the end it is all we need to do to be truely happy and rejoice in the day of salvation.

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