Expansion to a paragraph in Educational Narrative Paper- Oct 2012

 "I was astonished at the clarity in Kelsey’s re-telling of the tragic scenario. At the same time, I marveled in the fact that she recognized the presence of 'angelic beings' sent there to help her and that my Moms wisdom grounded her enough to follow the golden rule of letting “Logic Dictate Emotion.’ In doing so, it very well may have saved her life."   ~ excerpt from Education Narrative Paper

This weeks assignment is to clarify or detail further, a thought or paragraph in our Educational Narrative paper. I chose this paragraph because I wanted to expand on my daughter’s recollection of angelic beings being with her when the car hit the semi-truck and then rolled into the median. _________________________________________________________________________________

Throughout my life, I have heard many people share their stories about seeing 'visions of angelic beings' during a traumatic event. Thousands upon tens of thousands of people who prevail after a 'near death' event have reported seeing a 'bright and loving light' to which they felt compelled to 'go towards' and the Bible itself describes the experiences of people who saw 'beings' after said personage has crossed over to the Celestial Kingdom. Therefore it is no surprise that my curiosity was peaked when Kelsey stepped lightly into implication that she may have experienced such a phenomena and I could not help myself from probing further this topic. To my astonishment, my daughter was more then willing to share the details to which I sat in wonderment and awe as she proceeded to recant the ordeal.

"... The 30 minutes or so before the accident, all of the girls in the car (myself included) opted to turn the radio off because the topic of faith came up and we wanted no distractions as we explored the personal relationships we all have with Jesus Christ. Even though we all follow a different denomination, we had identical and exact relationships with the one we called 'our Savior.' Amanda, the girl who sat behind me referred to a verse in the Book of Mathew and she quoted "when two or more are gathered in his name, his presence will be felt.' I remember thinking 'How beautiful' because truly, in that moment, I FELT the Spirit and just knew, in my gut, that the Lord was with us in the car. It seemed like a split second later, I was being tossed around the cab of the car like a rag doll, yet I still felt like I was not alone. The moment before my head went through the window, with no explanation available, I felt like someone put a pillow to the side of my face. This feeling turned out to be a good thing because, the next thing I remember was that the window I sat next to shattered and for all intent and purpose, my head was outside [the window.] 

I don't really remember the car flipping [twice] through the air or it landing upside down in the median. But I do recall hearing a dismembered voice coaching me, telling me that it was 'imperative' that the car be turned off because there is gas being spilled and there was a risk of an explosion. I didn't panic, I just followed the instruction given and told Rachel [the driver] to try her best to reach the key and turn off the ignition. I could hear her struggling, but somehow, she managed to do as I asked and the car was turned off. After that, I closed my eyes again and I heard the voice giving me more direction. This time, I was asked to wriggle myself out of what was supposed to be my window. My logical brain was telling me there would be no way for my body to squeeze through this extremely small opening, but the voice told me not to worry cause a way would be provided for, I just had to trust enough to not think to much about it. So, I followed direction and, even though I was upside down and belted into the seat, I somehow managed to make my way out. 

It was as though everything was in happening in slow motion. I saw people, bystander’s, running towards me. I heard, what sounded like dull and distant noises, but could not make out definitive sound and, in all honesty, I don’t think I was even in my body. I felt like I was floating or something. But that voice, the one that kept talking me through everything was ever so present and if it had not been, I am not sure I would have made the decision to stay on this Earth.”

My heart nearly stopped beating when I heard those words…. “I am not sure I would have made the decision to stay on this Earth.” ~ Did this mean Kelsey was on the verge of a life changing decision? Was Kelsey given a spiritual choice as to whether or not it was ‘her time?’ … My mind was racing and I continued to listen, with baited breath as she continued to detail the moments after the accident.

“Anyway, back to the voice, it told me I needed to go to the driver’s side of the car and bring comfort to the girl who was still pinned.  I wasn’t exactly sure what I was being asked to do, after all, a 3000 pound car was on top of her, but I followed instruction and made my way to the ground where she lay and I reached for her hand. She wasn’t moving, wasn’t saying anything and in my heart, I wasn’t 100% positive she was even alive, but I was not being asked to analyze the situation. I was being asked to bring comfort. So, I did the only thing I could think to do and that was to pray.

I prayed for a miracle, strength, peace. I prayed for guidance and for help but most of all, I prayed for each girl to find comfort in knowing that because ‘Two or more were gathered in His Name, He was present.’

I opened my eyes a moment later and it was like a dream. There were seven total strangers lifting up the car. I was still holding tight to Rachel’s hand when someone reached in the mangled mess and dragged her out. As soon as the sun light hit her face, she opened her eyes. I know I am not a mother, but I could only imagine what a mom feels the moment a new life is delivered unto her hands, because in that moment, the one where she [Rachel] opened her eyes, I KNEW beyond any shadow of doubt, that I was witnessing the birth, well.. rebirth, of a near and dear friend.

As you can imagine, by the time she was finished with her own testimony, I was all but sobbing. I had a taste of something even greater then the miracle I had prayed for, because, as I was seeing it unfold, from her perspective, I realized that the little girl I was blessed to bring into this Earth was a little girl no more. In her place stood an amazing woman that had enough strength and courage to not only listen to guidance from beyond, but also carry out the instructions to a “T” and in doing so, changed the course of her own destiny.