Things happen....

As this school year started I realized how over committed I was and I was running myself ragged and I didn't even know it.
This was my life.... I work Mon, Wed, & Fri's for 4 1/2 hrs a day. I am co - vice president of PTO at Reagan's school on the PTO board at Riley's school. Coach Reagan's cheer leading squad (practice Mon, Tue & Thurs) and was supposed to be the web master for the football/cheer leading league but had to drop that one. I teach 1st & 2nd graders every other Sunday night at church. Darren coaches Riley's fall Softball team and I am team mom (this one I volunteered for).
So, I was coaching Reagan's cheer leading squad and was showing them different jumps. The last jump I did was a toe touch and when I landed it I felt and heard a snap... I went down in front of 18 little girls.
I tore my ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in two, which meant surgery. I was pretty much devastated when I was told I was going to have to have surgery, I kept thinking b/c I was acting like an 18 year old my family and job have to suffer. I didn't have time for surgery.
Since having the surgery, I have had a lot of time to reflect on why this happened when it did. I think that it was God telling me to slow down and I wasn't listening so he took my feet out from under me.

I had surgery on the 16th of Sept and I go to therapy 3 times a week. Darren has been AMAZING... after the surgery I wasn't able to do anything for myself. He was everything I needed. Today makes 5 weeks since my surgery and he is still taking care of me. I hope he never has to go through anything like this but if he does I hope I can be there for him like he was for me. Darren, thank you so much and I love you more and more everyday!

Darren hasn't been the only one taking care of me... the girls have been great especially Riley. She gets up every morning on her own and gets Reagan up, they get dressed, brush teeth, eat breakfast and Riley makes their lunches. Riley also fixes Reagan's hair and picks out her clothes for the day. She helps Darren clean and she now knows how to do laundry. Reagan cleans out the dish washer and attempts to load it.

Our church and my work have kept us fed, I don't know what we would have done without them. I have been blown away at the generosity of our friends. Thank you! Our neighbors have taken the girls back and forth to school and have taken me to and from therapy. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I said that maybe this happened to me b/c I needed to slow down but maybe it was to see what an awesome family I have. If that is the case then I am thankful that it happened and I have been richly blessed!