ANGELS GUARDING THE HIGHWAYS

October 12, 2012

ANGELS GUARDING THE HIGHWAYS

As I traveled to Bloomington to visit my grandson’s I enjoyed the beautiful varying colors of the trees. The sky was bright blue and it was a very pleasant drive. It was close to six pm when I left to come home and the approaching sunset was beautiful.   A lot of pink colors were streaming through the clouds. In one of my new books entitled ‘He and I’ there was the statement that God gives us the sunrise and sunsets to show us how much he loves us. I was thanking God for allowing me to see this glorious sunset. I glanced to the right a few times and at the same time keeping my eyes on the road in heavy traffic with many semi’s speeding by.

 I was in the left lane going past the semi which was in the right lane. In an instant I saw the front legs of a deer as it was struck by the semi and throwing it in my path. The broken headlight from the semi also scattered across my lane. It was on the ground and I was emotionally shaken by the impact of going over it. I stopped in the shoulder of the road with the semi off to the right. I instantly used On Star who called emergency for me. The police had me pull across the road and park on the right shoulder for safety so the semi and I were both on the same side of the road.

The truck driver spoke little English as he told me the headlight was broken and told me to drink water. I had water in the car but he brought me a fresh bottle of water. With my doors locked and the passenger window down a bit I asked him to turn on his trucks warning flasher lights as I had done. He said it was the first time he had hit a deer. I asked if he had contacted the police and he said ‘no call police’. I don’t think he had a cell phone. After what seemed like an eternity the police arrived and checked out the gentleman and told me he was a foreigner and all they do is travel the interstate across country.

After I had moved my car I called On Star again and had them run a diagnostic check on my car and all was fine. Then I called Larry to tell him and he said he would come and follow me home as he was finished eating with his Mother. After talking with the Trouper I went on to Lincoln to meet Larry and had to have a blackberry cobbler ice cream cone to sooth my jangled nerves.

As I looked back on this I began to wonder about the various circumstances that had played out. The semi by being the one who hit the deer probably saved my life. Had I have hit the deer going 72 mph things would have played out differently. I also helped the trucker by calling the police and having him turn on his warning lights. I know there were Angels on the highway at that moment.

Larry just signed us up for AAA roadside assistance and said his next car would have On Star.  He had it on another car but didn't keep up the contract because he didn't think it was necessary but said he has now changed his mind.