Here we are at the top of a mountain in Lenoir North Carolina, so close yet so far away from our kids and grands. This is the place I long to be at any given day or hour of the hot summer months back home in Central Pennsylvania. Now unsettling news of this past week has me longing to be back there, close to our daughters and sons and all the little ones. To hold them close, hug them tight and tell them once again "I love you"... A devastating car accident, a far too close encounter with a drunk driver under the influence of marijuana, admitted to not even having his eyes on the road at the time of the crash where my daughter, her husband and three of our precious grands were his victims. We are not in control of our circumstances but God has His way of turning around what the devil meant for our destruction and use it for our good and for His glory.
Our prayers for our kids, to keep them safe, protected and provided for over the years has blessed us on many occasions during the valley experiences of life. This one was a doozy, pardon the slang. It is indeed a miracle that our daughter and her family including their 5 year old, 3 year old and 6 month old daughters survived this accident. State Police agreed that they have never seen an accident of this magnitude without a fatality. We are so thankful to God for sparing their lives and giving them a testimony of His hand of protection over them during the crash. We are equally grateful to all of their wonderful church family who stood by them and held up their arms when they felt like they were losing the battle. Family is not only blood but those who are there for you, pray for you, want you in their lives and love you no matter what. Today we rest in the knowledge that our God is greater than anything bad that can come our way. We may not understand His ways but He knows the plans that He has for us and they are for our good.
Good things are happening in the lives of our children. he is providing for them in amazingly wonderful ways. I'm learning not to ask God why, but wait patiently for His timing and simply bask in sweet blessings, gifts from above...
Sitting on this mountaintop, breathless from the valley so deep;
Blessed beyond belief...
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