Embrace The Cross

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Lori ! Are You O-K?

Dear one's,

I want to tell you a story taking you back around 1980. I was close to

17 years old.

This story makes me want to cry every time I think about it ; but I want people to know

things can happen out of nowhere and when we are caught off guard.

It was a sunny warm summer day , and My mom and I wanted to visit my

Aunt Julie. I always loved going there to see my close cousins . I had just received my drivers permit and asked my Mom if I could drive ! She knew I needed to learn ; therefore she allowed me to drive. We both put on our seatbelts and headed down the long country roads.

I was doing fine on all the back roads and trying to be careful staying on my side of the road. About 15 minutes of driving , I proceed to pull out on a main highway. I only had to drive a few miles to reach

my aunts home . My mom's vehicle was a medium size car and I was feeling comfortable in my driving skills. As we became closer to my aunts road ; I noticed some large work trucks sitting on the road , that I needed to turn left on. I could see my aunts farm house in the distance , I was hesitating and sitting on the highway ! I looked in my rear view mirror and I could see a semi -truck in the distance and coming up behind us !

My mom said ,"Lori ! If you're going to turn you need to soon !" And as my Mom said those words the semi passes us on my left side , crashing the front left side of the vehicle ! The crash happened so quickly and I could hear and see metal flying all over the highway ! I looked at my mom and she said ,"Lori ! Are you o-k ?" I emotionally answered her , "Yes ! Are you o-k Mom ? " Remarkably we both were untouched and

the police were quickly on the scene. They helped us out of our car and I could see the long , semi skid marks on the pavement ! The semi driver was alright as well and walked over to see if we were alright.

I remember one of my cousins riding his bike up to the scene ! He was so surprised to see it was us !

The police drove us to my aunts and we were grateful !

I remember when my Father came to pick us up , I felt so bad for wrecking their car , but he was so thankful we were alright ! I was also thankful that nobody else had gotten hurt , and that it happened in the late afternoon , before rush hour. The timing was perfect due to the fact of the time of day ; and ironically me being slow ! Because seconds had already passed by, and if I would had turned when my mom said to ; the outcome probably would have been tragic ! The semi would have hit my door and who knows if we both would have made it.

I often think of that day and sometimes wonder why did God spare my life and my Mom's ?

I believe I will never know that answer , instead I ask myself ," What am I going to do with my life ?"

Dear one's ,

I know it's our nature to make mistakes , even unknowingly ! I believe we need to step back ; and take a good look at the picture God wants us to see ! If the picture is too busy or unclear ; we need to make

a change ! That change will have to come from us ! We must ask ourselves , "How can I become

closer to God ?" May we take a look around in our homes, children, spouses, and our loved ones . ask them and ourselves , "How can I make a difference ?"

May God Bless You , in His Divine Love,

Lori Foster

note: you can find this story on click here: My Favorites #2 3-4-2018 ( underneath Stories , by Lori Foster )

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