Remembering God’s goodness during the festival of Sukkot

A year ago while celebrating during Sukkot, one of my daughters fell backwards off a trampoline and landed on her neck.

I watched it all in slow motion from 50 feet away. I heard the thud of my seven year old baby girl hitting the ground.

I rushed to her and held her limp body in my arms, desperately looking for one of the adults with us.

"I can't feel my legs"

She said after coming to, while looking up to the sky in a daze.

Her voice trailed off an her eyes spaced out again as she went in and out of consciousness.

People eating a meal underneath a sukkah for the festival of Sukkot (AI Image: Jon Horton)

This pattern continued for over 30 minutes as we rushed her to the emergency room. Each time she came to, she couldn't remember where she was or what had happened.

After the longest night in the PICU, filled with repeated tests and scans, we finally received the synopsis well after midnight. She had a stage 2 concussion, along with a skull fracture, and some light bleeding behind her ear drum—but nothing life threatening. We were discharged the following day.

A month later at her checkup, the results came back: her hearing was perfect (no more excuses allowed for not listening), and there was no bleeding on her brain. 🙌

And so now a year later during Sukkot, the feast of Tabernacles, we celebrate the Lord's goodness to be with us through that moment. We celebrate His faithfulness to provide for and take care of us.

We look back and remember how he has come through in our lives in so many ways.

We recognize that many times He's working even when we don't have eyes to see.

As we celebrate this feast with joy, we lift up our hearts to the King who is sovereign. We worship His Name that is good. And we look ahead to the day when He will set the world right and His kingdom will reign forever.

May your joy be complete this Sukkot season!

Chag Sukkot Sameach! 🍋🌿🎗️