December 20, 2009 ❅

A Christmas Story & The power of Prayer

 

You could say we were prepared.......
1 awesome Toyota 4-wheel drive RAV4
1 mighty shovel
1 kitty litter bucket of cinder ashes
3 pair of back-up gloves to replace any wet ones
1 big tarp - enough bungee cords for an army
4 blankets
2 pillows
2 lap tops
2 charged cell phones
Reading materials
1 thermos of coffee
H2o
1 pack of chewing gum (secretly stashed)
 Homemade muffins
 Mom's sandtarts
 Granola bars
 Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate mini bars (plenty of those)
 Dried sweet cherries (sustenance for the hunger to come!) 
AND most importantly...God...

Yesterday, when Marty was driving home from JFK airport with Josh, Mary Anne, & me in the car, there were 20+mph winds making us dance the tango (minus the rose) all over the roads. SNOW ( something no-one wants - at least in my opinion) was falling at a rate of 1-2" per hour.

We will tell you that no-one slept a wink. We laughed. We were serious as the snow fell and the wind howled.  We silently prayed for safety. We felt Blessed!

We will also tell you that we felt even more Blessed because we know and believe God hears AND answers prayers!

This time prayers were answered in the form of 2 plow trucks plowing and salting in tandom right in front of us for miles! Break out the goodies :)

A 4 hour trip that takes 7 hours is a great adventure because we were safe and being watched over. TYJ. How can people live without HIM? Why would they want to?