Glad to hear everyone is OK.  Love the attitude you guys are showing.  Reminds me of James 1 where it talks about counting it "pure joy" when you go through hardships. 

Maureen  

Mike,

Had a drunk driver hit us at 8:00am one Sunday morning and totaled our car. Your post just reminded me that the Lord has watched over us and continues to do so. I am so thankful that the "girls" are okay. Praise the Lord for you and Laura. This sight has been such a blessing.

Praise God that everyone is OK.....

Life is so precious and we take so much of it for granted... I was thinking along the same lines the other day with everything that is going on right now in this country and everyone's lives.  Gas Prices, Food prices, Presidential messes, etc, etc, etc.  But God has a way of opening our eyes to what is really significant, He is #1, our families,friends, love.  All the rest of this stuff is just that STUFF..

Hug Laura and your daughter for me. 

Praise GOD.  His will is amazing. I had wondered where you had gotten off to.  The board has missed you.  I have grown to depend on you for mature responses and this is no exception.  Great lesson for the kids too.

GOD bless!

Wow, thank you Lord!

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*And the Father said.... I think Mike needs a new vehicle*

Grant...LOL (nope, not that bad!)

Thanks Francine...it was a close call. Fortunately both "girls" had their seatbelts on! Yep, life is just full of lessons, isn't it? Actually, what good is anything that happens to us in life if we don't learn something from it? :-)

Gio...yep, our insurance co. decided the costs to repair the truck were more than the truck was worth. Believe me, I would have preferred that they pay to fix the truck. I loved that truck, will miss it, and will also miss life w/o car payments...for at least the next 3 yrs. Thankfully the accident was relatively minor, though it's the worst one anybody in our family has yet been involved in.

Thanks Ed!!

And wow, wish I could've found a used lot like that! Oh, the used car salesmen we have around here. I could write an interesting blog about them! Like the Indian guy, "Alex", who called us no less than 3x after we called about a car on his lot -- we didn't even visit him!! Could never quite make out what he as even saying either. Or Mfon Mfon (yep, his first and last names are the same). Now that guy was a good salesman! Or "New York" (guy's nickname). What an experience!

Aw thanks Robin! It's just part of the job. lol :-)

Thank you Lara....hmm, dated car salesmen...well, you didn't date anyone like "New York", or Mfon Mfon! lol.. I'm serious, the characters we encountered! Oh, the worst must have been the Indian guy who kept calling us, he wouldn't leave us alone! And he didn't even have what we were looking for!! Ugh! Lara, I'm glad you have higher standards now!!! (you may have noticed, you touched a nerve, lol) ps... Mike isn't an ex-car salesman is he? Or current????

cella jean-- love you much, and THANK YOU for the concern! Wow - your gmom was fortunate! What timing! (God's timing is always perfect) 

Well thank you Patty! Yes, those car sales peo are weird indeed, most of them that is. I almost forgot, my father in law is an occasional car salesman. :-0 

Thanks Pastor Elam! And Deb, don't worry - it's true, air travel is the safest mode! Statistically by far! But trains and buses aren't far behind. It's all those dang cars! Don't let your hubby drive!!! (just kidding) 

SO GLAD and thankful everyone is alright.

Mike.
So glad your family is alright. As I read the comments it brought back a memory of an accident I had in college. I was driving home from New Brunswick, Canada in February. The weather was bad! I was young and thought I could out drive the storm! I had a car full (six of us) all wanting to get home for vacation. I slid on the road, around the curve, down a hill straight into a telephone poll (#321).  We all walked away with minimum injuries. I remember how nervous (18 yrs old) I was to call my Dad. I knew from experience how he usually reacted...it wasn't good.  This time as I called and told him I had an accident...he said "Is everyone alright?" After my response he said "That's all that matters. Cars can be replaced, you can't."  I still cry when I think about this.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

Thanks Dave! Haven't seen you around much, everything ok?

That's very sweet Jade, bless you sister!

Rosie, many days I pray that prayer, in the morning, but thankfully God's grace covers us when I forget! Thanks for your concern, my (big) sister. :-)

That's quite a story Robin! Your dad had his priorities straight back then, and it's cool that it made such a good impression on you. I can't even imagine how I would have felt if I had to make a call like that one!! My dad was pretty understanding too, but he had his limits!!

So very true, our life is but a vapor. The Lord has been teaching that to me also.see  Why Worry

whoa man!

phew..! :) glad its ok over there bro..