Newton's first law of motion: Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it... keep this in mind, we'll get back to it...
Opossum, I've always had a dislike for the nasty creature that I'm convinced is from Satan himself, but as of last Tuesday I was catapulted past slight disapproval straight to utter loathing when one of the stupid things tried to kill my husband.
The Vespa scooter was no match for the 15 pound beast and when Josh came to this realization, as the vile thing darted in front of him going 40 miles an hour, he tried to slam on the brakes. Enter Newton's first law of motion: the scooter had that "external force" of the brakes applied to suddenly slow it down, Josh however had no such force and thanks to said law: enter flying husband. As a result of airborne Josh, also enter hysterical pregnant wife who was following him in the car and caught the entire show.
They say your life flashes before your eyes when you have a "close encounter" with death, Josh said this wasn't true for him, there was no time...I however had my "future life" flash before my eyes as I sprint waddled up to him completley convinced he was going to die and I would be left here without him. It wasn't right. Not one bit. Horrible future life.
Thankfully, the Lord knew it wasn't right too and because of His mercy on me, Josh escaped with only bumps, bruises, and a broken collarbone.
Josh says one day I'll be able to look back and laugh at the time I almost went into labor because of an opossum...or about how I made him drive the rest of the way home because I was too much of an emotional train wreck to even try. Lets just say that day has yet to arrive. Might not for a good while.
Until that day, I can reflect back on the night and come away with four main points to focus on:
#1: I am so thankful for God's protection he poured out on Josh and for reminding me that He is in control even when I feel completley helpless.
#2: Josh is a such a wonderful blessing in my life that I take for granted sometimes. I tend to selfishly get distracted by stupid things like how I don't appreciate it when he: shakes his legs because it moves the whole couch/bed/car, tries to wear socks two/three/four days in a row, chews on his fingernails, or practices any of his other hygene "no no's." How ridiculous is that? I shouldn't be focusing on these insignificant "flaws." I should instead be face down to the ground humbling my selfish self and thanking God for not only saving me but also blessing me beyond that by giving me (albeit not perfect but...) a wonderfully loving, intentionally Christ following, genuinely kind hearted man that I've been given to live this saved life with. And I'm completley in love with him too which is a wonderful perk as well. (Even if he does decides to go all "Evil Kinevil" on me every once in a while.) Ok sorry, enough with the mushy.
Point #3: Wear your helmet people...Things could have been a lot worse for Josh if he hadn't had his on.
#4: Normally I'm no advocate for killing animals, but if you happen to see this Satan opossum around 167th street that came out of the Vespa incident unscathed...please kill the horrible thing. Its stupidity is a threat to human kind.
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