A Praise Report Worth Sharing

On Monday night (Joshua's 55-month birthday), Shawn came home from work and suggested we go to York for dinner. He wanted to see if the Target there had some things he was looking for, and the pizza shop that has the arcade for kiddos also has a special on Monday nights. I was all for it! We hopped in the minivan and headed west on Route 30, over the bridge where they were doing work. While we were in the construction zone, I told Shawn that he should watch his speed - he was doing close to 80 in a 55 mph speed limit. He was zipping right along in the left lane but at that point the construction signs ended as he slowed down. Even though Target didn't have what we were looking for, we had a great time at dinner. The pizza was delicious and the boys had fun in the arcade area. [Even though I had taken along my camera, I didn't snap any photos - bummer!]

As we came home from our evening of fun, we noticed that there were quite a few cars being towed away off the westbound lanes of the Route 30 bridge into York with police everywhere, a WGAL camera crew, and no actual traffic, which was being detoured. In fact, as we continued to travel, we saw miles of cars inching along and we praised God that we were on the side that was moving along steadily. That night, I turned on the 11 pm news because I was interested to see what the story was. Was it a big pile-up accident? What happened? I was curious.

And I was genuinely surprised at the answer! A steel beam had come loose and was sticking up, DESTROYING cars in the right-hand lane. We watched as they interviewed motorists. One driver said she saw it and swerved, but it slashed her tires. Another said they didn't see it and heard an awful noise, which made him pull his car over. He said underneath his car was completely ripped up. Yet another said that the minute he hit it, his oil light came on as his pressure dropped to zero and he could see that his oil pan had been slashed and all his oil had spilled all over the road. When they were talking about the timing, we realized it was the EXACT time we had been on the road. Praise God, Shawn had been flying up the LEFT lane (not the right) and our brand new minivan had been saved. The drivers were furious - thinking their cars were demolished and wondering who was going to pay for all the damage.

The bridge continued to be closed until the following day, and all that traffic heading west was stop-and-go at best. I was SO glad that we weren't stuck in traffic. But, I was even more glad after seeing the news report that we weren't dealing with the loss of a vehicle, having to pay an insurance deductible or any kinds of trouble. I felt sorry for the other motorists, but we couldn't help praising Jesus and thanking Him right there on the spot (in bed, watching the news) for His protection over us. To see Lancaster Online's account (which varied a little from the newscasts we saw), you can go here: http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/377744.

Praise You, God, for Your faithfulness to us!!!