This past weekend, David & Toby had taken the boys camping at Yogi Bear for "Pirates Weekend". (I had gone to Atlanta for the Deeper Still Conference) Saturday night, the men grilled out steak & burgers for the boys. As David was cutting up the steak, he grabbed a piece and 'threw' it into his mouth. It got lodged in his mouth and he couldn't breath! He tried to cough it up with no luck. He tried pulling it out with his fingers with no luck. He came out of the camper, grabbed Toby and pointed to his throat. Toby at first thought he was kidding, but then realized this was REAL! David had begun turning blue! Toby immediately got behind him and began pushing with all his might under his ribs.....but NO LUCK! He began screaming for help, as many other campers ran over. David was still fighting with ALL His Might to free the piece of meat! After what seemed to Toby as forever, David collapsed/passed out ~ No Oxygen! At that moment, Toby got a strong hold of him from behind, under his arms, and pushed as hard as he could........
David threw up blood and the piece of steak! He popped every blood vessel in his eyes and his face was swollen! But He is alive!! Praise God!!
Toby said when David went down, he thought that was it, that he was gone! All he had thought about was "How in the world am I going to tell STacy?"
When I went to hug Toby yesterday afternoon (after flying in), I told him he saved David's life....literally! What would he have done is Toby would have been at his camper or fishing with the boys or at the pool? It makes me nauseated thinking about it! I praise God that Toby was there and that he never gave up on David! I praise God that David is here today, my soul mate! I can't do this thing called "life" with out him!!
You just never know....car wreck, cancer, a piece of STEAK!
So, Go: hug your man..... squeeze those babies extra tight.....forgive that person who hurt you.... love the most unlovely person.....
Praise God for each day you have here because it is a gift! Tomorrow is not promised, so live everyday to the fullest!
And make sure you are right with JESUS!
22 comments:
Oh sweet friend, I am so thankful that David is ok. I can't even stand to think of what could have happened.
I also am so bummed that I missed that conference! I remember us talking about going together last year but never got around to making plans...lets try for one together, ok? I miss you and would LOVE to spend a blessing-filled weekend with you and Beth Moore!
Love you...hug your hubby for all of us. Thank You, LORD, for life and healing!
Oh my good gracious, Praise the Lord that David is safe! What a frightening moment for him and his friend and the emotions that you must have felt when they told you the story. The Lord is so gracious to us isn't He!!!
Oh Stacy- what a story that is to tell to others!! That is so scary and I am soooo glad everything turned out ok! Who would have thought??! We definitely are not promised tomorrow but people seem to forget that- thanks for sharing your story with us. I told my David about it-we are so glad David is ok. In christian love, Jamye McAtee
oh my goodness stacy! i am so glad he's okay. you really never know what life will hand you. so glad God is in total control!
HOLY MESS BATMAN!???!?! my WORD!!! stacy.
that.
is.
scary!
PRAISE THE LORD that Toby was there! and that david is OKAY!!!!!!
ughhhhhh that makes me sick to just think about it. bless david's heart. I know he must have been so scared... what an awful feeling.
tears in my eyes...
you are SO right. today is all we are given...
OMG..I'm so glad David is okay. I can't imagine how scary that was. Praise the Lord he is okay. Hope everyone else is doing well.
Praise God that He saved David's life through his friend!
wow! amazing! so thankful david is alright. can relate to the busy summer, but hope we can get together sometime.
Wow, not the kind of excitement you would want, but it is a testimony to God's goodness...He protected David and God protected you from having to see it first hand.
Wow. So glad David is okay. How completely terrifying. Praise the Lord he is okay.
God had such wonderful plans for David's life-it has been proven over and over--We all take life so much for granted, and we are not promised tomorrow, we forget that so easily. I am so grateful you are in David's life. I think of all of you so often...God bless and love and care for all in you keeping. Joann Sparkman
Gulf Shores Al
Stacy - so glad to hear that he is ok. I know this must have been scary for you and him. I am so glad your friend was able to help him. Miss you all, Take care.
David! You of all people should know how important it is to chew your food! I'm just kidding, trying to make light of an incredibly scary situation! So glad God didn't call you home yet. There is still work for you to do here! Not to mention two sweet babies to raise for HIS glory and one amazing wife that loves you SOOO!
oh my goodness. that is HORRIBLE. i know he must have been scared as well as toby and the boys. i'm thankful he is okay!!!!! you are right---not one of us can guarantee tomorrow, so we need to make sure we do what we can TODAY. love and prayers to you and your family.
Stacy, last night as you were telling me this story I got chills! God ain't done with David AND YOU yet. Love y'all!
I was just telling a friend how wonderful you and David are this past weekend! Her husband is a dentist and knows David's dad. Their daughter just purchased a lot in Arbor Landing and that's what brought it up. Praise the Lord he's ok!!! You're right, life is short and we need to treat everyday as if it were our last!
Oh my goodness!! Praise the LORD that HE was watching over the situation and everything's okay. Thank you, I'll try to remember not to take a SINGLE DAY or even moment for granted...
wow, that is super scary! SOO glad he is ok!
I have tears in my eyes...I am so glad that he is ok and that life goes on. What a blessing...
Jessica Green
Hey. I can't get this off of my mind! I can't get the picture that I saw of David's eyes out of my head! I love you both so much and I'm so thankful that he is safe!
P.S. I'm now and forever scared of steak!
Stacy, I just reread your post about this. I still cannot believe this happened. It really is a wake up call to not let a day go by without telling your family and friends how much they mean to you. I am so glad David is okay and I know that the Lord has definitely touched lives through this story. I love you and am so thankful for our friendship!!!
Stacy,
WOW. How scary! we know just how you feel. We had a similiar experience with our newborn, McCool about 4 weeks ago. Rich was at home with the kids while i went to run a few errands. McCool got choked and could not breathe. Rich worked with him for a while and had to call 911. I was trying to get home and was scared to death! Thank JESUS he was fine! that was the scariest thing has ever happened to us and i don't think that i will ever be the same. Life is short and we have to live and enjoy every moment. I'm so thankful that David and McCool are fine and healthy! we love you all and would love to see you soon!
Amie Simpson!
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