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We had planned on being home tonight, but the Lord had other plans: icy roads. We started our journey at about 5:40 this morning. Once on the highway, it started to snow and we quickly found ourselves traveling on black ice. We were traveling slowly but found that we were going too slow to get enough traction on some of the hills. We began passing cars that had lost control and flipped onto their tops. These accidents,a total of four just within a mile or two range, had just happened and people were scrambling to see if anyone was hurt. The police hadn't even arrived yet and people were spooked enough to pull over and try and wait things out. Thankfully, only a few people suffered minor injuries. We decided to try and push forward at a slow and steady pace but quickly found ourselves fishtailing. The kids began to cry and mom and dad were very stressed, so we decided to turn around and head back to our safe haven in Fort Collins. We couldn't pull over with seven kids in the car and didn't want to get stuck in a motel if they closed the highway. Most importantly, we didn't want to get into an accident and risk anyone getting hurt. We had a long journey ahead of us and at the speed we were going, not knowing how far the bad weather stretched, we were looking at a 24 hour trip. When we pulled into the driveway of our brother and sister in laws' house, we had traveled only 40 miles round trip and had been gone for almost 2 hours. They had sunshine over their house. You would never believe that we had encountered such awful driving conditions. We decided to try waiting an hour to see what the weather reports said about road conditions and were not surprised to find out that they had closed the highway. Even though the highway opened up again a few hours later, we decided to have a "bonus day" and stay put. We will try our journey again tomorrow. The weather looks quite a bit more promising. We have had a great time while visiting family and friends. Everyone was more than willing to interrupt their holiday schedules to spend time with us and we are so thankful for that. We made many memories visiting old stomping grounds, discovering new points of interest, breaking bread with loved ones and just hanging out with so many of the people we care about. We are so thankful for this opportunity to be with family and friends. We look forward to coming again next year and are hoping that many of you will come and visit us. It is so refreshing to be around those that pour love into your life. We were overflowing with love this journey. We do look forward to getting home. We are beginning a new journey there as we prepare to move into our own homestead in Jan. We are beginning our second year in Montana and the Lord has encouraged us with a very positive start. These last years have been filled with much heartache and loss but God has continued to bless us with joyful occassions as well, like the birth of Gideon (only one example). We are truly thankful to God for the blessings He continues to grace our lives with and the love He surrounds us with as well. We are thankful for the family waiting for us in Montana. Knowing we are not alone there is very comforting as well. God is good, even when life is hard. God bless all of you. We love you and are so very thankful for you. |
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