Wood cutting…

I cut wood for the furnace last week.  We have wood as our main heat source with a high efficiency propane backup.  Last winter we used under 30 gallons of propane.  I cut just over 8 cords a year.  A cord is 4 ft. wide 4 ft. tall and 8 ft. long.  I cut my logs 20-24 inches long instead of the standard 16 inches because that is what the furnace will take.  Last Wednesday I had dropped a tree and as I was cutting it up I noticed there was a sapling that had been caught and bent over as the tree fell.  I thought to myself, I should watch that, as I cut it and it came up and hit me in the face.  When you have been outside in the cold it is hard to tell how badly you are hurt because your skin is cold.  First thing I did was yank off my glove to check if I still had all my teeth.  When I determined I had not lost any teeth I started checking for bleeding.  The sapling turned my upper lip wrong side out as it went up my face.  The inside of my upper lip ended up black and blue and my upper lip was pretty swollen.  My glasses were knocked off and I had to walk back to the house to get another pair of glasses so I could find the ones I had been wearing.  Ended up I found my glasses and finished the load.  God has always watched out for me while I have been cutting.  I don’t think you will find many people who have cut wood for as long as I have or in the quantity I have who have never had a serious incident.  I admittedly have banged myself up several times.