A move, a car accident, and a house flood: How I Survived

To say that the last month has been a bit of a struggle would be an understatement. Val and I were looking to move into a new place and received approval 1 day before said move needed to be completed. Thank God for good friends and close family who were able to help us out after receiving calls at 8pm asking for a hand

Shortly after our move my car was mistakenly towed from our new home. After paying $300 and 1/2 the day to get my car back, Val and I decided to start with a clean slate, ignore the tow, the money, and the frustration. “Let’s not let it ruin the rest of our day” Val said as we headed to church for Trunk or Treat. About 5 minutes after that comment traffic came to a stop on the freeway. Well….most of traffic came to a stop, except for the lady behind us who was going 55.

A quick trip to the hospital afterwards and Val and I were given a clean bill of health aside from some bumps, bruises, and whiplash.

Fast forward to 1 week ago when a pipe burst under our kitchen sink and I came downstairs to a flooded kitchen. Really? Are you kidding me?

I have had a calm throughout all of these events. My only explanation is that my faith has given me security when it feels like everything is falling apart. On top of that I have amazing clients who have been absolutely wonderful. Not only have I felt a calm through these events, but I’ve felt blessed. Thank God we drove my car that day, which no doubt took the impact much better than either of our other two vehicles would have. Thank God I discovered the broken pipe in our home sooner rather than later.

We have headaches that we still need to deal with as a result of this months events, but that’s life. These things will always pop up. Having the right frame of mind as you deal with them will help you get through.

As for now, I’m sitting at my laptop catching up on edits & album design for Laurel & Omar, Cynthia & Nick, and Jennie & Adam, among others.

Val and I came out to visit my Grandma to celebrate an early Thanksgiving with her and my side of the family. She’s buzzing around the table ’tisk tisk’ing’ at my laptop and editing equipment while she tries to set the table. Being very happy with the way her decorations came out she asked me to take her photo, despite not having my ‘big fancy camera’. Again, I’m content.