On December 3, 2004 my middle child, Andrea (18) had a terrible car accident. As I write this note I am sitting at her bedside in DCH, Tuscaloosa.  She is in a coma with a life threatening brain injury.  The doctors give us very little hope that she will come out of the coma and that she will be able to resume any kind of a normal life.  If that is God’s will I am willing to accept it, but I do not think that it is.  My God has more wisdom than all the doctors in the world put together.  He has more strength than all the armies.  He can make the lame to walk, the blind to see and the dead to live again.

  When God brought me to Flint Hill to be the principal of the school I was cautious about moving to Bessemer right away because I didn’t want Andrea driving all the way to Tuscaloosa every day to go to school.  I still think that was the right decision, but God has shown me that the best laid plans of mice and men go oft awry.  We prepare and plan but we have no control over the circumstances and outcome.  That is why it is best to be right with our Lord and to know we are in His will.

  Coming to Flint Hill was the right decision.  It was God’s will.  Trying to protect my daughter was also the right decision.  It too, was God’s will.  That gives me a lot of peace that God is working all things together for good according to His purpose…

  This is a WONDERFUL church and school!  I can’t even begin to tell you all the things that our church has done for us during this hour of trial.  They have supported us with love, with prayer, with sacrifice and effort, and with their pocket books.  Our staff has dug in and pulled an extra load to make up for our absence.  Cards, calls, visits, gifts, hugs, tears, and more love than we can even comprehend has made this ordeal bearable.  For that reason we have asked Brother Bruce to link the 40 Days of Purpose to prayer for Andrea. When you pray for Andrea, please pray for our 40 Days of Purpose. Thank you Flint Hill Ministries!  Thank you church and school staff!  We love you and can’t wait to be back in the saddle again.  Keep Andrea in your prayers!