So, you think I’m exaggerating about our crazy weather, don’t you.
Take a gander at the drastic temperature drop from Sunday to Monday:
Since early Monday morning? Our temperatures haven’t been above freezing. Though our main roads are clear, our roads, our neighborhood roads are like marble – there’s absolutely no traction whatsoever – it’s like driving on an ice rink.
And yet, people continue to speed through our neighborhood. And yes, there have been wrecks. I don’t understand how people can be so arrogant to think that they are somehow exempt from icy roads. Or that just because they drive a big truck, they won’t slide around like every other poor mortal being who drives a smaller car. Honestly, are people THAT stupid?
Never mind, I don’t think I want to know.
The big story in our area right now is about a three-year old Amish girl who survived over 10 hours in this frigid weather. Some call it a miracle, others are calling it “lucky.”
I personally don’t believe in luck.
The story is: An Amish father and daughter were on their way home. The father placed the little girl into the horse and buggy and went to get in himself, only something spooked the horse and the animal took off, with the little girl.
The girl fell out of the buggy and no one could find her.
If you will look at the above temperature chart? This happened Sunday night. Temperatures started dropping at noon and went from 61 degrees to 18 degrees shortly after dark.
The girl didn’t have much outerwear on because at the time she was on her way home, it wasn’t that cold. And she had lost a shoe during the fall.
So, a three-year old girl, with virtually no protection – no coat, no hat, and only one shoe – somehow survived bitter cold temperatures (let’s not forget about the biting north wind and sleet [so now she’s wet with virtually nothing to help sustain her body temperature] because yes, we woke up Monday morning to ice) for some strange reason, and no logical explanation, was found to be in perfect health and didn’t die of hypothermia.
Wow. What a lucky little girl.
Bullcrap.
God was watching after that little girl. There’s no other explanation. When her family couldn’t find her they notified the authorities and after the story went public and dozens of people began praying for that little girl, she was found, quite by accident (by a passing motorist who happened to see the little girl curled into a fetal position in the ditch), cold, scared and hungry, but otherwise physically fine.
The comments on this news story just, well, they make me sad. It must be TORTURE to go through life not believing in God or in His wonderful power. How depressing it must be to live a life in darkness where nothing goes right and there is no hope. What an utterly sad way to live life.
It’s so sad, and so unnecessary, when a better, more rewarding life is just within reach if we just CHOOSE to reach out and take it.
*sigh*
I thank God that little girl is safe. One more life has been snatched back from our enemy – death.
Thank you, Heavenly Father. You’re awesome.
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