Another May 10th!

So this morning in a meeting, our school social worker made the comment that for such a small town, some really weird things happen in Olney. He wasn’t talking to me, however looked at me and said “right Kristen?” “If anyone in here knows that firsthand it is you.” The other people in the room looked quizzically at me as he (the social worker) proceeded to tell them his recollection of what he had no idea was May 10, 1991… 20 years ago today. I told them it was indeed 20 years ago today that my life was altered forever. Here is my post from last year. Just as my mother reposted hers, here is mine.

Today I am twice as old as what it seemed that my life span was going to be on at this moment 20 years ago. I will tell you, the past 20 years seemed to have gone a lot faster than the first 20 years for some reason. I started to write about my night 20 years ago and while it always seems familiar, I remembered I blogged my thoughts about this last year. I feel the exact same way as I did last year. And even though I still have no more an indication of what God has in store for me, I still believe there is a plan. I hope with all my heart that when I am 20 x 3 that I will be blogging about all the great things that have happened and are continuing to happen in my life!

How many people can say beyond a shadow of a doubt where they were or what they were doing at exactly this moment 20 years ago? Probably a little over a dozen that I know of... me, my parents, Jenny, Keith, Jeremy, and I would say around 7 or 8 of my friends (if someone were to point out that today is May the 10th.)
20 years ago today at this very moment, my family was praying, my friends were crying, and I... well, I was dying. Yes, 20 years ago today I got a second chance at life. Not many people have to go through what me and my family went through, (and I am thankful that not many people have to) but not many people then have the testimony that I have.
20 years ago today, I was shot. It was a day that changed my life forever. It did not end like a sad movie, (thank the Lord) even though it was touch and go for a while. Instead it ended with me having a much greater appreciation for life and for those around me. It caused me to be more thankful for the good things in my life. Even now, 20 years later, when I feel like things are falling down around me, I look back and reflect on this very night 20 years ago and I realize that God has a plan and since he kept me here then I have a part in that plan.
I would love to be able to say I knew exactly what that plan was, or how it would come to full fruition, but I can't... 20 years later and I still don't know. I may never know, (at least not while I'm on this earth) but I truly believe we all have a purpose...A plan. And if we stay on the right track, God will be true to his word and give us a hope and a future (Jer 29:11)