THE GREG & HEATHER HUNT FAMILY: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE SSSLITHERY KIND

9/10/2009

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE SSSLITHERY KIND

FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T HEARD YET, TY CAME FACE TO FACE WITH A 3 1/2 FOOT RATTLE SNAKE. I LOOKED UP PICTURES OF RATTLE SNAKE BITES, AND THE ONE I POSTED WAS A TAME PICTURE COMPARED TO THE GRUESOME ONES THAT I FOUND. IT TRULY MADE ME SICK! I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT TY IS O.K. IT COULD HAVE BEEN HIS FACE! IT COULD HAVE BEEN HIS LIFE!
To see a video of Ty giving a detailed account of his experience, click HERE.
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This is Ty holding the rattle.

Thanks Randy, Chandler, and Sydney for helping! Sydney helped save Ty, and Randy and Chandler took care of the snake.

6 comments:

jen said...: sheesh! That video of Ty is so cute. He has the cutest little voice. We are so glad the rattle snake didn't get him!; September 10, 2009 at 2:26 PM
Melody said...: That's exactly how the snake in our backyard looked like. So scary!; September 10, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Kristen Taylor said...: Yikes!! That is so scary. I would have been totally freaked out!!; September 10, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Donna said...: HOLY CRAP!! I saw the picture of the kids leg and my heart dropped..I thought it was TY. YOU freaked the crap out of me!! Phew. Glad to hear no one got hurt! DANG things. I hate them!!!! Nice pic of the shovel squishing the snake with the tongue out. AHHHH!!!; September 10, 2009 at 11:01 PM
Erin said...: Holy Crap!! Soo glad to hear that Ty is O.K!! I think someone was looking out for him for sure!; September 11, 2009 at 10:23 AM
Marci said...: OH MY GOSH! That is so dang scary! But we all loved hearing the story straight from Ty. He is a lucky boy for sure! Soooooo scary.; September 11, 2009 at 5:49 PM

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Our Deepest Fear
By Marianne Williamson

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness
That most frightens us.

We ask ourselves
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.

Your playing small
Does not serve the world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that other people won't feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine,
As children do.
We were born to make manifest
The glory of God that is within us.

It's not just in some of us;
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And as we let our own light shine,
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As we're liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.

Enjoying the Moment

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M. Russell Ballard, "Daughters of God," Ensign, May 2008, 109