Country Roads

So thankful...

Well, with all the storms passing through we have gotten a lot of rain the last 4 days...today's the first day I've seen the sun in awhile.  The roads around here have been pretty slick.  Yesterday on my way home from school, I was almost in a really bad car wreck.  This particular road is very curvy, sharp corners, coal and log trucks fly on this road, so it bad when it's dry.  There was a car in front of me who was actually driving pretty slow, I had backed off from here and was just cruisin' along behind her not worrying about anything.

As we went up into a blind curve, I saw a piece of the guard rail fly off, I couldn't see her...as I kept going around the curve I thought she was going over the mountain, that's when I started to slide.  I can't remember what actually happened, I guess it happened to quick, I know I went off the road for a minute but I got back in my lane and stopped a good ways a way from where she finally ended up.  She had cut her wheel real hard and got back over in the lane again. 

I was pretty shocked, I just sat there in that blind curve for a few seconds then I realized I can't stay here, I'm going to get creamed.  There was no where to go on either side of the mountain.  The lady was in her car staring at her steering wheel, she looked like she was in shock.  I kept praying, Lord, tell me what to do, over and over again..I think I was in shock too.  I drove about 1/2mile down the mountain, my car felt a little funny and I wanted to check it out.  When I finally came to a place to pull over, I realized I just left that poor woman up there.  She was past the curve, but as a few trucks passed me from the same direction, I realized they could have hit her again.  Now, I really didn't know what to do, I was shaken and tore all to pieces, there was no cell phone service, so I drove 2 or 3 more miles down the road to the gas station and told them to call 911...

I still had 30 minutes before I was home...I pulled in my driveway and lost it...

I was so mad at myself for not having the "mind" to help this lady..but I had to make myself realize I was almost a victim too and was in some shock and did not have my logical mind at the time. 

I had to give it to God.  I asked Him for help, at that time, I knew 911 needed to be called, so that's what I did.  I really think the Lord helped me make the decision that was best for me.  I may have been the next victim if I had walked back up that mountain.

So, I'm better now...I just keep going over and over in my head what I could've and should've done last night, but after a good night's sleep it's better.  Please be in pray for the lady who wrecked, she seemed alright physically, but I do want to find out for sure.

Be careful on the roads...God Bless!

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{ 09:07, Tuesday, May 13, 2008 } { Posted by GypsyFarmGirl }

geez, thats a pretty hairy story, did you ever find out if that lady made it out ok?