Watched Over and Protected

Last night, as Matt and I were headed home from the Food Allergy Seminar at Rocky Mountain Allergy we experienced a tire blow out on the freeway...as we were going 70 miles per hour. Luckily we were able to maintain control and pull over to the side of the road. As Matt prepared to jack up the minivan and change the tire, we noticed that our spare tire kit did not included all of the necessary pieces...GREAT!

Matt and I sat in the van for a while and discussed our options.

• We could call one of our family members and ask them to bring us some tools. OR
• We could drive on our flat tire and risk ruining our rim. 

As we sat on the side of the road, in the dark, with cars and trucks passing close to our van at 70+ miles per hour, we decided to risk ruining our rim. We drove at 5 miles per hour, with our hazzard lights on, until we got to the next exit. We pulled into the nearest 7-11 and got out of the van. As we looked up, 2 police vehicles entered the parking lot and parked right next to us. What a blessing! The police officers had tools that we could use and helped us get the tire changed out. 

This situation could have been so bad...but we received so many tender mercies last night. We could have lost control of the vehicle, we could have been hit as we were parked on the side of the road, we could have sat for hours as our family members took time to gather the needed tools and get them to us, we could have ruined our rim (which we found out today is fine!). Plus having 3 police officers available to help us made things go so much more quickly and smoothly.

Even though this was a stinky situation, so many things could have gone so much worse. I know that Matt and I were watched over and protected last night. I know that Heavenly Father sent those police officers to help us...and I am so grateful that He did. I know that Heavenly Father is aware of us. I know that we are children of a loving Heavenly Father and that He loves us.