This has always been an big day for our family. Diann and I have always enjoyed the parades and the fireworks. We sought out the celebrations wherever we lived. We took the kids, we acted like kids and made the most of the experience.
For the past eight years in The Woodlands we have been a part of the parade. The StoneBridge Band has played "oldies" and the crowds that line the street love clap and dance as we pass by. We hand out bottles of water to the crowds... and in the Texas heat, the crowds are so glad to see us come by.
Yesterday was such a day... but one block into the parade route, Rodney (age 14) was working hard to give water bottles to the crowds, when some kids began to run up to our water trailer from the street curb. In an effort to keep the kids back, Rodney's leg was caught under the trailer wheel. The large trailer was filled with water bottles and ice... very heavy. The driver stopped and backed up... Rodney was brused and scraped. We were all frightened as we pulled out of the parade while the EMT's examined his injuries. Before leaving for the hospital, Rodney stood up on his own... later the hospital xrays showed no breaks or internal injuries!
God protected Rodney and showed us all his watchful care! We will not soon forget this 4th of July. Rodney will be the first to receive a "Parade Purple Heart" awarded to those wounded while serving on the SB parade ministry team.
I continue to be amazed at the how God is at work around me... never a dull moment... but never left alone... God is good... all the time.
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