As I look at my clock it was 5 am, and I didn’t have to be up for another 30 minutes but I was wide awake.  So I decided to walk my dog, Samson, early and this time I took my cell phone with me also.  As I put on Samson lease I find myself feeling very aware of everything I had to do today.  Then I step out of my door to find that my entire staircase outside was covered with ice.  It didn’t worry me too much because my stairs have been covered before and I knew I would be able to make it.  Well then I noticed that my dog was started to slide so I decided to tell him to come back and then all of a sudden I was off….like a horse in a race.  I hit every single step.  I’m sure I was screaming but I don’t remember. (And I just know if someone would have video taped me they would have won a contest)  And while I was falling down the stairs I heard my dog bark out and saw him out of the corner of my eye running away, leash and all.  Then I hit the cement step at the bottom.  And when I woke, I must have been out for a couple seconds or minutes, I found myself laying on my back on the sidewalk and my dog was by my head.  I started to feel a rush of fear and I was scared……and then I started to cry out.I first remembered that I had my cell phone and I reach and got it from my pocket but no one answered my phone calls….it was just too early.  I felt very alone and didn’t know if I could move.  I just laid there crying and looking up into the dark morning sky.  And I started to feel calm even through the tears knowing that I wasn’t alone.  I was very being held closely by God…..I took a deep breath, held on to my dog, and rolled over and got up slowly.  Sure my ankle really hurt but I could walk.  I didn’t break anything…..thanks God.

For the rest of the day I could feel more and more of things start to hurt from my back, my neck, my bottom, and my knees…..but nothing was broken.  I also thought of all the people in my life and the things that I do…….I have to make sure that I spend every minute trusting and priasing the Lord.  He protects me everyday not only through falls down stairs.  God is always their holding me and protecting me…….and He protects all of us……every second,minutes, hour, day, weeks, months…….we must not forget.