Back in Arizona

So I realized today that I have been to 6 states in the past 7 days... Illinois, Iowa, Colorado, Washington, California and now Arizona. Pretty crazy. But Seattle was absolutely amazing! We both loved it there! Our last night there we went to the Mariners/Red Sox game and it was such a blast! Great game for sure! Ichiro hit 2 homers, Elsbury almost hit the cycle.... so exciting! M's ended up winning! Such a neat experience!

Were still praising God that Daniel didn't end up needing surgery, that was such a surprise to us because he was already scheduled for surgery. He also didn't end up needing a cast either like we had thought. They ended up just giving him this cool looking sprint to wear on his thumb. Daniel refers to it as a 'transformers' looking thing. Thank you all for the prayers, this is truly an answer to prayer! The doctor said Daniel should be back playing in 4 to 5 weeks! :)

Well were here in Arizona now and I almost didn't make it here...

I flew into Cali on Saturday while Daniel flew straight to Phoenix. My parents are allowing us to borrow one of their cars while were out here in Arizona so we can get around while were here. So my plan was to fly to Cali and drive the car out here Sunday. I left around 10 in the morning yesterday, accompanied by our little puppy Pixie, and had a pretty smooth drive until I was about 15 minutes away from Peoria where I was meeting Daniel. I was driving on the highway and was about to switch lanes, but noticed last minute that there was another car in my blind spot that had been switching lanes at the same time at a very fast speed. I quickly tried to move back into my lane, but ended up losing complete control of the car. It was moving uncontrollably between lanes and my car ended up spinning completely around in a 180 degree circle until it came to a stop. And when it finally stopped, I was facing the on coming traffic. I am seriously praising God because they was no damage to my car or any other cars. The cars behind me were able to stop in time without hitting my car. It was seriously one of the scariest things I've ever experienced, but I know God had His angels around me. My car was in complete lock down when it stopped, but I was finally able to re start it and pull off to the side of the road. A very kind lady witnessed it all and pulled over to make sure I was okay and called the cops for me (she even said that "God must be with me".) Of course, I was very shaken up, I was very close to hitting the center divider. But was unharmed! Thank you Jesus! This lady stayed with me and comforted me until the police officer arrived and once the officer got there, I was fine enough to talk to him and let him know that there was no damage done or anything. I was able to drive off completely unharmed with no damage and I really believe that to be a miracle!

So in the midst of the tough times Daniel and I have been facing lately, there sure is a lot to be praising God about! Its amazing to think your life could end in any instant and at any moment. We all need to make sure that we are ready to stand before the face of God at anytime. I know it's easy to live in the moment and think death is only something in our future, but it is sure true that death can face us at any moment. Would you be ready to meet Jesus today?