Friday, December 12, 2008

Small miracles

I am always grateful for those opportunities/situations that arise to remind us that our Heavenly Father is constantly watching over us no matter how big or small the situation. Last night was one of those times. We were in the midst of a huge ice storm here in the Northeast where it had been sleeting for almost 24 hours straight. Late last night (around 11pm) we heard a loud noise like a car crashing or something. Then our car alarm started going off. We grabbed the keys and went downstairs to see what happened. This is what we found......

The branch laying between the two cars (ours is the red one) snapped off the tree due to the weight of the ice on the branch. There is not even a scratch on our car. Unfortunately, when the branch fell it hit a car across the street and broke the back windshield. The branch was large enough to span the width of the street. We ended up having to call the police who had to have DPW come out and use a chainsaw to cut the branch into pieces in order to remove it. We felt sorry for the poor guys from DPW who were out there in the nasty weather clearing the street. This morning it is still raining and there is a big mess outside our front door. Ugh......BUT, we are truly grateful that no damage was done to our car. We are also grateful to still have power since many of the neighborhoods around us do not. What a blessing!

4 comments:

dhillman said...

Wow, that does look like mess. Thankfully your car survived and it was not during the day when their could have been people around. Sorry to hear about the power. Do you have way to keep warm if it goes out? We will send warm thought your way!

Linda said...

I can't believe your car doesn't have a scratch. You were being watched out for. I can't imagine having to endure this kind of weather, but there are those who don't like living in the hot desert. Try to stay warm!

Carrie and Michael Brown said...

That is sooo crazy! I am glad everyone is okay and there was not major damage!

Elisa said...

Wow, this is scary. I'm glad you guys lead such a charmed life!