Saying goodbye to an old friend.....

A week ago today, on Friday the 13th, my husband was rear-ended on his motorcycle at a stop light.  He saw it coming and hung on not letting go until after he hit the car in front of him and slid under it.  We ride a 95 Honda Goldwing 20th Anniversary edition.  It's a big bike and I think because of it's size it saved him from more serious injuries and possibly death.  He broke 2 ribs, fractured 2 lower vertebrae, sprained his neck, contusion and road rash on his right elbow and contusions on his back.  He was lucky and he realizes this.  The bike was totalled, a price it paid for saving him.  The selvage yard hauled it away yesterday.  With great sadness we watched as the driver tried to move it.  The crash had forced the trailer hitch up under the fender and jammed it into the tire.  The gears groaned as he wrestled it down the driveway to the truck.....

We rode that bike throughout lower Michigan and all the way up to Copper Harbor.  We took it to Frazeysburg, Ohio and brought it back packed full with Longaberger pottery & baskets.  Two years ago we rode it to Dallas, Tx and then up to Tulsa, Ok in 100 degree heat.  It's been our companion, our friend.  To see it in it's damaged condition was hard but, my husband is sore but alive.  Tomorrow, May 21st is our 40th wedding anniversary.  An anniversary that almost wasn't.  Thank you my friend for taking the brunt of the crash and allowing my husband to stay with me.  Thank you Jesus.