It's such a beautiful drive from Louisville to North Georgia...through the green rolling hills with grazing horses of Kentucky to the curvy, narrow mountain roads of Tennessee and North Georgia. While visiting Guy's brother and his family, we took all the children to the Etowah River where we walked along a nice boardwalk path lined with Mountain Laurel blooms and wildlife until we came upon the river pools filled with tadpoles, in between the rocks and rapids. The kids love playing in the water pools there, sliding down the rocks and hoping from one rock to the other. From what we were told, the water was unusally high in the river due to all the recent rains. This made the rapids more powerful and exciting.
Ben and Abby slid down a rock into a water pool and Shelby followed. For whatever reason, Shelby got stuck in the under current and could not pull herself out. After seeing her bob up and down in the water a few times, we were able to get Ben's attention and he pulled her out. Only God knows just how close she was to drowning. I have never been so scared. All the adults were on another rock about 100 yards away with only the raging water and more rocks between us and her...there was NO way we could get to her. I felt totally helpless. Thank the Lord for a 6'1" older cousin and Abby who sat with her afterwards while Shelby caught her breath.
Even with all the trama and anxiety of the day, it was wonderful to spend time with family that we had not seen in about 3 years. The kids have all changed so much and are growing way too fast.
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