Some scary things you just won't forget...

The only other thing that comes to mind when I think of life threateningly scary moments in my life was the a c c i d e n t in Chicago. (For those who don't know about that : We were 2 seconds away from being in an a c c i d e n t in Chicago and since my Dad's a trained military medic he jumped out and was first on the scene. We were there for 45 minutes as my Dad helped out in the middle of a five lane Chicago highway about an hour after dark.)

Tonight was a normal fourth of July evening. After our family camp responsibilities here at camp we piled in our cars and headed to Northland Baptist Bible College (which is near here) for their annual large fireworks display (they have quite the turnout) over the lake on their property. We got "seats" right on the lake and it was great. It was fun as the speaker finished and the fireworks started. We laid on our backs and watched the fireworks light the starry sky. And then it happened. A large firework blew up just over or on the dock. It formed a half circle on top of the lake. My first thought was the people over there - but then it got really scary. Because of the upset and situation on the dock, the next firework was launched straight across the lake and I turned just in time to see it explode in the middle of a crowd of people. At that point I was scared for my life. It was a helpless scared since there was nothing I could do since I was already laying on the ground and getting up and running wouldn't do any good. I didn't know how many were potentially on their way across the lake and it was a slight moment of . I remember thinking "we might get hit" and "this must be what war is like". There wasn't time to think anything else and if I did I don't remember. All of the above happened in a period of 5 or 10 seconds and then Rachel and I just grabbed eachother and started praying. A few seconds later we were told to get away from the lake quickly. So we grabbed our stuff and got back. The medics were around a person that was down and I just hoped beyond hope that the person would be okay. Rachel and LeeAnnah and I formed a circle and prayed shakely - it was all we could do. They asked everyone to clear out so we made our way back.

I remember being shook up after the a c c i d e n t and it feels similar now. It was scary and I don't know how to respond, just like I didn't know then. I thank God for protecting us and that it wasn't worse.

There are some things you just never forget...