Saturday, November 3, 2007

Thank God and GPS


About five this morning, Bryce was leaving to drive to the bay area and I had a huge wave of fear and nervousness come over me as he walked out the door to his car. Although the sky was clear, I had been apprehensive the night before because we have had some foggy weather. (If you are not familiar with the central valley fog in California, let me assure you it is one of the most dangerous seasons.) I expressed my nervous feelings to my husband and he said, "Well, let's pray." We begin to pray and after a while we decided to return to bed and catch another hour or two of sleep. Later, we traveled south to take care of some errands and we got the news that there had been an enormous wreck on the 99 north of our town near Fresno with over 100 vehicles involved, dozens injured, and a few fatalities all due to the fog. (story here: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20071104/D8SMJIJ01.html) One of the main thoroughfares in California was now closed and looked like a littered junk yard. Here's what I am really trying to say - the last time Bryce traveled to the bay area we gave him directions that took him north of Fresno on the 99 and crossed through Highway 152 to get to Interstate 5. Since that last trip, we bought Bryce a GPS for his car. The GPS unit instructed Bryce to take Highway 198 which is about 30 miles south of Fresno. Therefore, he took off the 99 before reaching the huge wreck that he most likely would have been involved. When I realized this must have been why I felt so nervous, I quickly said, "Thank you, Lord, for directing him out of the path of danger." And thank you GPS for choosing the alternate route.
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13 comments:

  1. WOW!! Jana, that is awesome. I love how God takes care of us.

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  2. Karla - AMEN! Hey, I hope you can make it to our California Ladies Reunion Conference in February. We would so love to have you, Linda, and Ronda together at this conference.

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  3. Thank you Jesus! I am so thankful God protected Bryce.

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  4. I'm so glad Bryce went a different way! That is so scary! Thank God!! That fog is insane down there. I remember after PSR I went with a group of young people out to eat one time, and we could barely drive, because we couldn't see even the lines on the road, but had to go by the feel of the bumpers they put on the yellow lines. Amazing! It gets soupy up here in Sacto, but nothing like down there.

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  5. Thank you Jesus for keeping your hands on Bryce, I know how it gets there, we leave comeing that way tuesday, and Pastor Garrett told us all to drive during the day so that we wont get caught in the fog, WCC is in 2 days oh i can't wait to see you all, Love you, Cheri

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  6. Hi Jana, I'm so glad Bryce is all right.

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  7. Jana - I know how dangerous valley fog can be so am so glad to hear that Bryce missed that horrible accident. Doesn't the Lord keep us from dangers seen and unseen? That is an awesome testimony!

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  8. Awesome testimony!! God is good!
    Thanks for sharing.

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  9. Asesome testimony! God is good! Thanks for sharing.

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  10. My friends - I appreciate your comments and glad you dropped by. Janell, this valley fog is the most dense fog of anywhere I have ever been. I could tell foggy stories for days! Thankfully, God has always kept His hand upon us and had angels watching over us. Most valley people have learned it's okay to be late and resist driving when the fog is so bad.

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  11. Jana, I am thankful for God's hand of protection over Bryce.

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  12. I can relate to your feeling uneasy and nervous about Bryce's drive. I have felt that way before when our son Jeremy has to make a long trip. Living near the delta, we too get fog up here in the fall and winter, and it can be quite scary driving in it. Kinda like a thick soup. I had heard on the radio about that pileup on Hwy 99. Thank God for keeping his hand on Bryce.

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