Thought for Today

Bill, me and the kids were driving home from Huntsville, Alabama yesterday after visiting with my brother and Diana for his 40th birthday. We took this two-lane highway that goes through Ardmore, Alabama/Tennessee. The ride was uneventful until we came in close to Ardmore. It had started to rain and traffic had come to a standstill. We knew there must have been a wreck, because traffic never slowns down here. After waiting in the long line of cars, we saw what looked to be two cars that had been in an accident up ahead. Three men wearing ties (church clothes) waived us through. As we passed one of the wrecked cars, the one on the passenger side, which was my side, I looked down at the car and the ground. I saw a man, next to the car, blood all over his face, with his arm in a weird position next to his head. I just knew he was dead - he did not move at all. The woman in the passenger side had her back turned. The ambulance/police had not even arrived yet. I kind of freaked and cried for a second. It was the first time I had ever seen anything like that up close. (Thank goodness the kids were asleep!) Anyway as we drove by and we into Ardmore, a fire truck and police flew by us.

Bill read on the internet today that a 19 year-old had died in the accident and 3 others were injured. I cannot get the image out of my head....I've thought about him and his family a lot today. I've also thought about how lives can be changed in a mere second...and how thankful I am for my life and my family.