Howard County Sheriff Jerry Marr got a disturbing call one
Saturday afternoon a few months ago. His 6-year-old grandson
Mikey had been hit by a car while fishing in Greentown
with his dad.

The fathe and son were near a bridge by the Kokomo Reservoir
when a woman lost control of her car, slid off the bridge
and hit Mikey at a rate of about 50 mph.

Sheriff Marr had seen the results of accidents like this and
feared the worst.

When he got to Saint Joseph Hospital, he rushed through the
emergency room to find Mikey conscious and in fairly good
spirits considering what had happened to him.

"Mikey, what happened?" Sheriff Marr asked.

Mikey replied,"Well, Papaw, I was fishin' with Dad,
and some lady runded (runned)me over, I flew into a mud
puddle, and broke my fishin' pole and I didn't get to catch
no fish!"

As it turned out, the impact propelled Mikey about 500 feet,
over a few trees and an embankment and in the middle of a mud
puddle.

His only injuries were to his right femur bone which had
broken in two places.

Mikey had surgery to place pins in his leg. Otherwise the boy
is fine. Since all the boy could talk about was that his
fishing pole was broken,the Sheriff went out to Wal-mart and
bought him a new one while he was in surgery so he could have
it when he came out.

The next day the Sheriff sat with Mikey to keep him company
in the hospital.

Mikey was enjoying his new fishing pole and talked about when
he could go fishing again as he cast into the trash can.
When they were alone, Mikey, just a matter-of-fact, said,
"Papaw, did you know Jesus is real?"

"Well,"the Sheriff replied, a little startled. "Yes, Jesus is
real to all who believe in him and love him in their hearts."
"No," said Mikey."I mean Jesus is REALLY real."

"What do you mean?" asked the Sheriff.
"I know he's real `cause I saw him."said Mikey, still casting
into the trash can."You did?" said the Sheriff."Yep," said
Mikey."When that lady runned me over and broke my fishing
pole, Jesus caught me in his arms and laid me down in the
mud puddle."

God is waiting for your Knee - Mail!
Remember you are the biggest when you are on your knees
praying.

May God Bless and Keep You and Yours Safe In His Loving Arms
Always. Numbers 6: 24-26

Thanks IceMimi for the poem

DOWN ON MY KNEES

I can see best when I'm down on my knees,
When I'm listening to Jesus, when He's speaking to me.
On my knees I see clearer than I do from above,
When I'm meeting with Jesus, I see through His love.

It's hard to be haughty when kneeling in prayer,
For my vision is cleared when I meet with Him there.
It's hard to judge others while petitioning Him,
While seeking forgiveness for my failures and sins.

My perception is best when I kneel before Him
And He opens my eyes to His love once again.
Though to some it seems foolish, it is wisdom to me ---

When I want to see best, I get down on my knees.

Copyright ©1995 by Jan McIntosh

The LORD gives sight to the blind,
the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down,
the LORD loves the righteous.
(Psalm 146:8)