The House that God Built
in·stan·ta·ne·ous /ˌinstənˈtānēəs/ adjective 1 . occurring or done in an instant or instantly. synonyms: immediate, instant, on-the-spot Photo found on Avery's iPod after her death. The thing is, she died so sudden. I didn't have the chance to plead with God, to make all the irrational promises. If he would just let her be okay.... I would start taking better care of my health. I would be nicer to the neighbor that drove me crazy. I would always let someone else go in front of me at Walmart no matter how long the line was. I wouldn't complain. Ever. I would volunteer at the Homeless Shelter. I would clean up after pigs. I would clip the toenails of the elderly. I would do anything and everything He would ask me to do.... There is a box on her death certificate that captures the amount of time between the initial injury and the time of death. It reads "seconds." I wish it read "instantaneous" bec...