Wednesday January 16, 2008

Protection

A few more seconds would have made a big difference for me, my stepmother, and the driver of a sulky.

Photo – from the Internet – of a similar sulky.

We were on our way home from the quilt auction yesterday when I noticed a runaway horse – pulling a sulky – quickly approaching the stop sign to my immediate right.  The driver was leaning back as far as he could in an effort to stop the horse.

I knew the horse wasn’t stopping, so stopped to let him by, and just like that he dashed across the road in front of our car.  The bus driver approaching from the opposite direction must have noticed the action, because he also stopped.

The wheel of the sulky caught a telephone pole, throwing the driver, and unhitching the horse.  I waited long enough to see the driver get up and approach the horse, who had stopped by this time.  I do wonder what happened after that, but didn’t think I could be of any help, and it didn’t appear that the man or horse needed immediate medical care.

As I noticed the long line of traffic behind me and behind the bus, I realized how much God was involved in the man’s protection, as well as ours.  A large horse running into the side of our car could have caused a serious accident.  The opening for the horse to run straight through heavy traffic without hitting anyone – or getting hit – was definite protection from the Lord. 

I still feel blessed to have been spared from an accident, and prayed for the driver several times today.  I am sure he has some bruises and sore muscles.  He must have been calling out to the Lord for protection as his horse approached the heavy traffic.

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This afternoon while I was talking to our youngest daughter on her cell phone, telling her about the horse, she exclaimed, “A cow just ran across the road in front of me.”  Then a young boy who was intent on stopping the cow, ran across the road right after it.  The boy stopped right in front of her car when he realized what he had done.

Praise God for His protection of everyone there as well.

Can you tell we live in the country?

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My diet update.

I walked 1,000 steps (similar to one mile) on the Air Climber and stayed with the diet.  I like how I feel, but also have some sore leg muscles.  I will let you know how much weight I lose at the end of ten days.

In case you wonder why I am posting this, it’s because I have been wanting to lose three pounds for several years, after while I needed to lose five pounds, and it was beginning to creep up to seven.    Apparently it is time to change my eating habits.

It was also time to do something drastic, and make myself accountable to someone.