We have returned from a very relaxing vacation to Chattanooga, TN. I highly recommend that city for a family vacation. There are plenty of attractions to see, which of course have a price, but one can also enjoy walking around the downtown area or crossing the river on a special pedestrian bridge. Thank you for your prayers for relaxation and refreshment for us on our vacation. However, in the future, I shall also be asking for prayers for safety at the close of the vacation!
Our plan was to return home Monday evening, not too late due to appointments for Isaiah and Thomas on Tuesday morning. First I will say that we did get home Monday night, and overall we are doing quite well, especially Isaiah. Now I will tell you another reason we have for praising God:
For those of you who might not know, in order to travel from Chattanooga, TN to Clinton, MS, you must drive through mountains. And that’s what we were doing about 10:30 Monday morning in the beautiful state of Alabama, when we met one of said mountains. The stretch of highway we were driving on was being prepared for construction, so we had only one lane. Apparently a rain storm had finished about 5 minutes before we came through this area, which is most likely the reason for our tires skimming a section of road and then our car spinning around before being stopped by the mountain.
In His mercy God prevented us for hitting head on into the mountain. The front of our car skimmed the mountain face as we spun around and our trunk took the brunt of the hit. And even more mercifully, none of us were seriously injured. Thomas scraped his elbow but didn’t even require stitches. Isaiah has a very small bruise on his neck from his car seat strap (I LOVE his car seat!), but he has full range of motion in his neck with no sign of pain. Thomas and I are both really sore and stiff, but we are already enjoying improvement.
And if that was not enough of God’s evidence of His love for us, He also protected our car in such a way that we were able to finish driving home in our own vehicle that very day!
We are thankful for His protection and mercy and love for us. We still get a little nervous when we hear strange sounds on the road or when another vehicle feels really close to the passenger side of the car, but our greatest reaction is one of thankfulness and praise to God. Please praise Him with us!
i’m so glad you’re all okay!
good grief! that sounds terribly scary. Praise the Lord you are ok!
Thomas,
I hope all things are well with you. This is asking a lot, but it is a suggestion, that might help us back here who are praying for you. And at Tchula, we pray weekly for you. Would it be possible at the top of your blog, to put a Prayer page? And on it, what specifically we should be praying for you about right now. That might be a selfish request, but I thought I’d give it a shot.
Andrew Barnes
Tchula Presbyterian Church