Stitches

Had the first stitches for one of our kiddos today. 

Our boys took snowboard lessons up at Keystone today.  The lessons went great and their skills improved.  However, at the end of the day, before taking the Gondola down to meet up with dad, our middle child fell down the stairs and got a big gash above his left eye.  He was taken down the mountain by Medical Ski Patrol.  I was told that there was a lot of screaming involved.  He received 4 stitches and a new teddy bear.
  
His eye is very swollen and will most likely be black and blue for days.  It breaks my heart to look at him and know he has pain.  He does not like the way he looks or feels.  He keeps finding mirrors to look into and then cries again at the site of his eye. 

He is sleeping restfully now and we are praying that tomorrow goes smoothly.



Lord, we praise you even in this storm right now.  We thank you for looking out for our son and protecting his eye and head during his fall today.  Thank you for helping him be brave.  Thank you for the speed and skills of the doctor at the mountain.  Please help our son sleep through the night and wake up with less pain.  Amen.