Christmas 08

This was an interesting Christmas to put things lightly. I had to work until noon Christmas day and was then supposed to drive home to where my parents are in Alberta. Things were going fine, I packed up my car in the morning, the weather was supposed to be good except for a few flurries in the evening. So I headed out just after lunch, not too excited about the seven hour drive ahead of me. I didn't get very far....about 15 minutes from home...I turned the first corner going down into the valley and suddenly found the whole road covered in snow, up until then it had been bare and dry. I had no time to slow down so I tried to coast through, but wound up in the ditch. My car became airborne before rolling twice and resting on the passengers side. Totalled.

Things could have been so much worse. God was in control. There must have been angels in the car. There is no other explanation for how I walked away from the scene with only minor scrapes and bruises. I did not hit my head, my only cuts were smaller than cat scratches on my right hand. I had no cuts on my face or anywhere else, despite the fact that I found chunks of glass in the pockets of the vest I was wearing. Of course I have a neck injury, whiplash, but no broken bones. Seatbelts save lives, I have a nice mark on my collar bone from the seatbelt, but without it I may not be here right now. Its amazing. God is so good. My cats who were travelling with me also survived without a scratch. None of my Christmas presents broke.

I had a teacup with a cactus in it unprotected in the trunk. We found the saucer in one spot and the teacup in another in the car, neither broken....the cactus was not so lucky....but a teacup!?! Bone china...old...how did it survive?

Needless to say my family rushed out to my place for Christmas. They made it to my house about 0100 am Dec 26th and we decided to open presents before bed. It was so nice to have them out...but not for these reasons. It was a very traumatic day for me. But its amazing how God brings you friends that look after you. I am so grateful for those who picked me up on the highway, visited me in the hospital, took care of my cats, phoned my parents, drove me home, stayed with me and shared their Christmas supper. My wonderful family stayed until I was feeling almost back to normal and they helped me find a new vehicle.

Sunday Dec. 28th the pastor at my church based his message on this verse.

Psalm 18:16 " He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters."