People keep asking me if I lost weight. They say I look skinny. Nahh, pretty sure I'm the same. Maybe even put on a bit of a Winter coat while I was in AK. What I really think is going down, is that I've started wearing clothing from the women's section again. Who knew gender appropriate clothing was so gender appropriately flattering.
Never fear Savers, a part of my heart will always belong to men's flannel.
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Though I should be studying for a test, I wanted to share an experience I had over the summer that I've been thinking about recently.
I was driving back up to the Ranch one Sunday night after a weekend in Provo. It was a cloudy day around dusk and the sunset was absolutely gorgeous as I passed through Provo canyon, that dam (whaterr it is), and Heber City. About thirty minutes outside of Heber it began to rain. Thinking it not a big deal, I went to switch on my windshield wipers that had previously been broken but had gotten fixed the past week. But the handle snapped. They were useless. A panicked feeling started growing in my stomach as the darkness sank in and the rain fell heavier. I quickly rolled down my windows and pulled off to the side of the road as my visibility diminished. Calling my Dad in one of the last places I was going to have cell service in the next few hours, I counselled with him on what I should do. I was approximately half way between the Ranch and Provo maybe a little closer to Provo. We came up with a choice between three bad options. Keep going as best I could praying the rain would stop, hoping that I wouldn't spin out and be alone without cell service. Turn around drive all the way back to Provo, again blind but I would at least have cell service, and start again tomorrow. Or third wait out the rain and sleep in my car if worst comes to worse, just hoping no one would try to break in during the night. Maybe foolishly, I chose to go with option one. The rain seemed to have lessened a little and I didn't want to back track my steps. I told my parents I would call them immediately when I got to Fruitland, the next place (and last place) I would have secure cell service before the ranch.
I was driving back up to the Ranch one Sunday night after a weekend in Provo. It was a cloudy day around dusk and the sunset was absolutely gorgeous as I passed through Provo canyon, that dam (whaterr it is), and Heber City. About thirty minutes outside of Heber it began to rain. Thinking it not a big deal, I went to switch on my windshield wipers that had previously been broken but had gotten fixed the past week. But the handle snapped. They were useless. A panicked feeling started growing in my stomach as the darkness sank in and the rain fell heavier. I quickly rolled down my windows and pulled off to the side of the road as my visibility diminished. Calling my Dad in one of the last places I was going to have cell service in the next few hours, I counselled with him on what I should do. I was approximately half way between the Ranch and Provo maybe a little closer to Provo. We came up with a choice between three bad options. Keep going as best I could praying the rain would stop, hoping that I wouldn't spin out and be alone without cell service. Turn around drive all the way back to Provo, again blind but I would at least have cell service, and start again tomorrow. Or third wait out the rain and sleep in my car if worst comes to worse, just hoping no one would try to break in during the night. Maybe foolishly, I chose to go with option one. The rain seemed to have lessened a little and I didn't want to back track my steps. I told my parents I would call them immediately when I got to Fruitland, the next place (and last place) I would have secure cell service before the ranch.
What followed was one of the scariest couple hours of my life. After letting up for a half hour the rain got worse. As it was dark now, I could only faintly see the white dotted line dividing the two lanes of traffic through my rain coated windshield. I tried rolling down my window to better see but I found my face pelted with frigid sheets of rain and chilled by wind intent on howling past. It almost impossible to keep my streaming eyes open, let alone guide my path along the winding mountain terrain. I was blind and completely alone. I prayed like I had never prayed. Then, in the distance I saw some tail lights faintly glowing. A car seemingly appeared before me. The owner parading slowly and safely, picking their path through the storm. I felt literal weakness from the feeling of relief that washed over me. I pulled up behind their car and used the tail lights as a guide. They never altered, never wavered and probably never knew that they were an answer to a desperate prayer, leading me blindly along a safe path. After an hour or so like this, the storm let up and my wind shield dried. The sky cleared and a full moon came out, illuminating the summit of the mountain as I passed by reservoirs and fields. Beauty surrounded me. I saw a moon rainbow. Guys, I didn't even know those existed! What!? It confirmed the feeling already in my heart that God was there. That he was looking out for me by placing that driver in my path when I was in the most desperate need of relief. I stayed close to this car all the way to Fruitland. So, if by chance another storm came I would have my guide nearby.
I feel like we all have these desperate times in our lives whether physically or emotionally when alone, we are completely blind. All we need do is ask God with a sincere pray for help and He will provide a path for us. He does this because we are His children and He loves us. These storms are placed in our lives so we will abandon our pride and ask for help, which He earnestly gives. There are ministering angels around us. All we need to do is look.
I feel like we all have these desperate times in our lives whether physically or emotionally when alone, we are completely blind. All we need do is ask God with a sincere pray for help and He will provide a path for us. He does this because we are His children and He loves us. These storms are placed in our lives so we will abandon our pride and ask for help, which He earnestly gives. There are ministering angels around us. All we need to do is look.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
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