We're back and it's COLD here.
I'm feeling a little angry, my body's fighting something, and these hormones are way out of whack! It makes me want to scream, but I don't have strength for that. I must silently ask the Lord to help me adjust my attitudes. The way I'm feeling, it's very hard to teach school. But that must go on and we have a ton of laundry to do.
Afternoon- music lessons:
It felt good to get out even if it was cold. Made me think of something else besides myself.
We had a mile long driveway before we got to the house. And we needed 4 wheel drive as the lane was still icy. So I pushed the button inside, but it didn't feel like the wheels were gripping.
I backed a little to try to get it in gear. Something still seems wrong but I don't know what else to do. Here we go. We slid a bit. Sometimes I backed up to get more speed. We tried again. Ah, we were only at the beginning but we got through that icy spot.
We made it three quarters of the way up the steep and curvy driveway. We came to the really bad spot. I didn't want to veer to the right too far or we'd go rolling down the mountain, but then again a tree would probably have stopped us. So I kept to the left. I tried 3 times and I just couldn't get over that icy spot around the curve.
When backing, sometimes we'd slip a little. Zach had enough of it. He screamed like in anger or dismay or fear, "I'm getting out of here!" His brothers were only too willing to follow.
I suggested the children all walk the rest of the way up and I'd find a way somehow. Already, they'd be 5-10 minutes late.
I had been silently praying the whole time we were driving uphill. We did drive an Excursion so why were we having trouble?
I tried twice more at the icy spot where the children evacuated, then I knew we couldn't make it. I backed down the long, curvy, steep at some places driveway. I prayed.
It could be disaster if I'd hit an icy spot!
Then WHUMP! all of a sudden, a patch of ice sucked me into the ditch. I was stuck and thankfully on the left side instead of the dangerous right side.
My salvation was the farmer in the truck who had been following me for most of the way down. I was nuts backing up, but there was no way to turn around! And I wasn't going to try something stupid. But backing down was slow and kinda ridiculous and that stupidity landed me in the ditch.
The farmer came to my rescue. He called for Dave, the music teacher's husband to bring the tractor. I informed him about getting the Excursion in 4x4, that I don't think it seemed to grip. I left him have a turn at the wheel. All that happened was the back left wheel spun.
He had a shovel in his truck. He shoveled the snow away from the wheel.
Then he manually turned the four wheel drive on at the front wheels. Why didn't I think of that?
He gave me the go ahead. And just like that, the four wheel drive kicked in and I drove right out of the ditch.
Thank you, Jesus!
Just then Dave came by with his tractor. He left the farmer scrape a small area with his tractor where he could park his truck while I went by.
Dave asked if I'm o.k. with driving up. I answered yes, because already, our vehicle drove so differently. He told me to drive the same momentum instead of gassing it when I got to that bad spot.
I praised the Lord. I know there were guardian angels protecting us just like we had heard on Charlotte Richie's cd on our way to the lessons. Things could have been so very different, but God was in control. His protection was upon us, holding us in His hand.
I drove up to the house without a cinch and the one family was leaving, kinda waiting to see if it was o.k. to drive down. They'd been getting worried about us.
I missed Amber's graduation of the 'Twinkle' song played with her violin in 5 variations. She played with two other little girls with Nanny playing piano. I'm sure it was pretty. I had heard snippets before.
Dave came to the house and was in a tizzy. He told his wife to call off all her other lessons. He hadn't been feeling well and this did it!
Thank you Jesus for the safety of the day. Your angels all protect me everywhere because they're all around me, beneath me, before me. The boys were thrilled to hear the song again.
When we arrived home, I asked my husband if I should have done more than push the button. He said normally the four wheel drive should have kicked in, but he'd been having trouble lately. Thanks for telling me, dear! I know now for the next time. There's always new lessons to learn in life. I just learned one today.
Another one, in the winter time with going to music lessons, it wouldn't be a bad idea to keep a shovel in the vehicle. That was lesson #2.
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