Face plant

This afternoon the boys were scooting around outside on their bikes. After we'd been outside in the cold for several minutes, Joshua scooted past me and I felt compelled to put up his coat's hood, fastening the velcro closure which incidentally covers his chin and mouth. Not ten seconds passed before he rolled down the driveway toward the street and the tip of his shoe got stuck on the pavement, causing his bike to flip forward, sending him face-first into the street. These kinds of accidents happen every once in a while, but I'd never seen one happen at such full speed, as the foot of our driveway has a rather steep slope. I rushed to help him up, shocked to see blood gushing from his mouth! Ok, so maybe it wasn't gushing, but as I unfastened the velcro, blood mixed with saliva dripped copiously from his mouth as he cried, and his teeth were covered in blood, too. Thankfully our neighbor who is an aspiring nurse was home on her day off and she reassured me that it looked as though his teeth and tongue were intact, he had simply bitten his lip. Joshua, being the tough kid he is, was unscathed by the sight of his own blood and stopped crying only a minute or two after the accident. I couldn't help but think how much worse the damage might have been if his coat hood hadn't been fastened shut across his mouth, protecting his teeth. I'm sure it was the Holy Spirit telling me to fasten Joshua's hood right when I did... I normally wouldn't have bothered since he was already wearing a warm hat. Thank you, Lord, for looking out for our boys!