>> > (You gotta believe a 6 year old)
>> >
>> > Howard County Sheriff Jerry Marr got a disturbing call one Saturday
>      afternoon a few months ago.
>> >
>> > His 6-year-old grandson Mikey had been hit by a car while fishing in
>      Greentown with his dad.
>> >
>> > The father and son were near a bridge by the Kokomo Reservoir when a
>      woman lost control of her car, slid off the bridge and hit Mikey at a
> rate of about 50 mph.
>> >
>> > Sheriff Marr had seen the results of accidents like this and feared the
>> > worst.
>> >
>> > When he got to Saint Joseph Hospital, he rushed through the emergency
>       room to find Mikey conscious and in fairly good spirits.
>> >
>> > "Mikey, what happened?" Sheriff Marr asked. Mikey replied, "Well,
>> > Papaw,
>       I was fishin' with Dad, and some lady runned me over, I flew into a
> mud
>       puddle, and broke my fishin' pole and I didn't get to catch no
> fish!"
>> >
>> > As it turned out, the impact propelled Mikey about 500 feet, over a few
>      trees and an embankment and in the middle of a mud puddle. His only
> injuries
>     were to his right femur bone which had broken in two places.
>> >
>> > Mikey had surgery to place pins in his leg.
>> >
>> > Otherwise the boy is fine.
>> >
>> > Since all the boy could talk about was that his fishing pole was
>> > broken,
>      the Sheriff went out to Wal-mart and bought him a new one while he
> was in
>      surgery so he could have it when he came out.
>> >
>> > The next day the Sheriff sat with Mikey to keep him company in the
>       hospital.
>> >
>> > Mikey was enjoying his new fishing pole and talked about when he could
>      go fishing again as he cast into the trash can.
>> >
>> > When they were alone, Mikey, just as matter-of-factly, said, "Papaw,
>> > did
>       you know Jesus is real?
>> >
>> > Well," the Sheriff replied, a little startled.
>> >
>> > "Yes, Jesus is real to all who believe in him and love him in their
>> > hearts."
>> >
>> > "No," said Mikey. "I mean Jesus is REALLY real."
>> >
>> > "What do you mean?" asked the Sheriff.
>> >
>> > "I know he's real 'cause I saw him." said Mikey, still casting into the
>> > trash can.
>> >
>> > "You did?" said the Sheriff.
>> >
>> > "Yep," said Mikey. "When that lady runned me over and broke my fishing
>         pole, Jesus caught me in his arms and laid me down in the mud
> puddle."
>> >
>> > GIVES YOU GLORY BUMPS DOESN'T IT!