Another Moment of Grace
The Scene: Interior of a small SUV. It is night. A mother is driving her teen son back to the video store where he had just rented a video game. They were half-way home when he discovered that the disc inside the case was not the correct game format. The mother thanked him for checking before they got all the way home. She found a place to turn the car around and started heading back. They are driving along, doing about 40, when suddenly the mother realizes that a pair of headlights is coming straight at them. They will collide in seconds. The mother slams on the brakes, praying that the other driver does the same. She hopes that the big truck behind them sees what is happening before it slams into them. The headlights slow; the driver has seen them. He or she stops, backs up, and turns into the nearest driveway. It seems to take an eternity. The truck behind the mother and son slows down and does not hit them. The mother, shaking, begins to drive again. A few moments pass.
Teen son (calmly observant): We are the luckiest family in the world.
Mother (choking back tears): Yes we are, honey. Yes, we are.
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21 Responses to “Another Moment of Grace”
December 11th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Very very very lucky!
We almost had a t-bone today…I did not handle it as well as your wonderful son.
So glad you all are safe….many blessings to you!
December 11th, 2009 at 5:42 am
WHOA. Glad you are all okay.
December 11th, 2009 at 7:36 am
Beautiful…
December 11th, 2009 at 8:07 am
how terrifying! so glad you’re ok!
December 11th, 2009 at 8:08 am
wow. what a wonderful way to respond to that. so happy it turned out that way.
December 11th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Oh wow, close call! thank God the driver wasn’t drunk. You forget how scary and unsafe driving can be !
December 11th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Thats a scary moment! I’m glad it turned out okay!!!
December 11th, 2009 at 10:25 am
how scary. wonder if nigel thought about his own driving skills and what it means getting a license in the minutes following?
December 11th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Oh thank God. We are so frightfully fragile.
December 11th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
SCARY! So glad you are okay! Love Nigel’s response!
My sister had a SCARE like that once. She was driving on the freeway at night when a tractor trailer next to her starting blowing his horn like crazy. He was waving to her and then he moved over onto the shoulder. She thought he was a lunatic until she looked forward and saw the headlights coming at her. Someone on the wrong side of a divided freeway! She moved into the truckers lane and wasn’t hit head on. The guy was drunk and was caught not long after. She had to pull over because she was crying so hard. Makes me tear up just typing it.
December 11th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Wow, you were so close to becoming a sandwich there.
Luck or guardian angel, what a relief and blessing that you came through okay.
Situations like this do make us stop and reflect on our lifes.
December 11th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
I am so glad you are all OK. That really scared me.
Let’s talk by phone soon.
December 11th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Oh, Tanya. How frightening! I’m glad you’re home safe.
love.
December 11th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
a whole lot of people care about you and your family…so, no more of that. we’ll just take turns bringing you food and clothes and video games so that you don’t have to leave the house again. it’s all safety, all the time for you guys. period. i’ll sign up for waffle duty. others can sign up for veggies, games, and other necessary items. you: sit, relax. tell us what you need.
December 11th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Yikes! So glad you are ok! And yep, you are lucky in so many ways.
December 11th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Wow! So glad you are ok. What a miracle.
December 12th, 2009 at 8:35 am
I can feel how your heart must have been beating. So very thankful that you are both safe. Thanks be to God.
December 13th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
I’m so glad that you are safe. I don’t know that I could have driven back any further. I probably would’ve pulled over and called someone to come get us.
You are truly an amazing woman! And your son equally. I do believe you’ve been saved by grace.
December 13th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Thank God
December 14th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Everyone, thank you so much for your concern. It was a very scary moment indeed!
December 15th, 2009 at 11:45 am
So glad you are safe and sound! Thank goodness your guardian angels surrounded you both!
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