Simply Blessed
Yesterday, I got out of my toyota celica, passenger back end beat to a pulp, but me without a scratch... heck, I didn't even have a sore spot in my body today. It was a surreal moment, one of those you don't forget for a long time. It plays in my head once every 10 minutes, if not more. I laugh, I cry, I thank God I'm still here. It all happened on a whim. I didn't see it coming. The 18 wheeler behind me didn't even know what happened. I'm glad my guardian angel never gets tired.....
I learned an important lesson. When driving 75 on a highway don't let your wheels ever touch the grass off the shoulder. Good riddance to those little grooves on the shoulder, this particular spot of road did not make that awful tire shredding noise it's supposed to in order to snap me out of my daydream. Not on this particular Thursday morning. I was about to be in for an insane 6 seconds of heart stopping, adrenaline pumping, change your life type of moment.
I was driving northbound on highway 6, coming in to CS for the day to see my best friend Ray. It was my first day off since a week or so ago. I was about 8 miles south of Navasota... everything going as smooth as butter. I started going into thought, something I do everytime I'm in the car for any extended period of time. For some reason, this particular time my subconscious didn't drive for me. This time my car slowly slided into oblivion. I had just passed a semi and was in the left lane. For whatever reason I veered to the left slightly, not hearing the grooves, hit the grass on the median side and proceeded to go into a 75 mph tailspin. I didn't panic really. I don't really know what I did. I tried to break out of the spin somehow. About 1.5 seconds had passed, and I was facing backwards back in my original lane sliding along still slowly spinning.... I see the 18 wheeler in the right lane coming towards me. Another second passes. I do another 180, facing again towards the front. Now I'm half in the right and left lanes. I think I gain partial control, but I don't, I overcompensate. I begin my second spin 90 degrees, this time counterclockwise, with my driver side facing the oncoming semi, while I was now rolling into the right lane & staring at a semi's grill about 40 feet from me. I'm really not sure what happened next. I just remember seeing the semi about to smash into the driver's side and beginning to brace myself. Later, the truck driver said he saw my face right before impact, and he though, "This has got to suck for this guy".
This is where divine intervention took place. Think about this... I was spinning counter-clockwise, with my driver's side facing the semi and my car perpendicular to the lanes. I'm a second from impact and all of a sudden I feel the bump of the truck and it pushes me over into the grass where I come to a stop. I think, what in the world? I was just about to take a hit on the driver's side and I barely felt anything?! I get out and see the truck driver hit my on my back right passenger side. Now people, this is an impossible scenario. I was turning counter-clockwise with the driver's side facing the truck. If I had turned any more I would be FACING the truck, not facing frontwards again. There's no way I did another 270 spin before he hit me. Somehow, my car had turned REVERSE of its momentum 90 degrees while the truck veered to the shoulder and caught me with his left end. It was unexplainable. I got out and talked to the truck driver, and I asked him, "How did you hit me on the right back side?". He said, "I have no idea, the last time I saw you before you were about to be HIT was looking towards ME!"
Unexplainable... well not really. It's called a miracle. God spared my life again. He's done it before and He did it again. It didn't surprise me because He is so amazing but wow was I excited about what God did for me. I was almost toast. The semi did say he slowed to 40 mph before impact, but still... I at least should have been hurt. No sign I was even just hit by a freaking 18 wheeler! Well, besides my right end being in shambles. I lost another of my 9 lives. I think I'm down to 5 or 6 now.
But seriously, it was amazing.
The aftermath is really nothing compared to what SHOULD have been. I'm here typing and thanks to the Lord I am acting like nothing happened.
God put people in my life to help me out after the fact.
I'd like to give a shout out to Miss Karen Davis, who for the 2nd time has been there to help me when I totalled my car. ( Yes, it's my 2nd one in 2 years)
After the wrecker took my car to Navasota, I was picked up by Karen and taken to CS where at least I have people to be around for the time being. And that's where I sit today. In front of a computer in the SCC, not in a hospital. Amazing.
Also, another shout out to my best friend Ray who is always there when I have just gone through a crazy time.
And one more to Jonathon who is going to go out of his way the weekend of his and his g/f's anniversary to take me back home in Houston.
Something ironic... I got a citation for failure to keep my car in one lane. If I can keep my car in one lane during a 75 mph spin I should be a stunt driver.
I could talk about the jerk of a DPS officer who showed up (of the FIVE who did), but I'm going to keep this absorbed in optimism.
I'll find a car, I'll go back to work on Sunday, and I'll find a way to get to the airport to go home for Thanksgiving. Life will go back to what it was, but I kinda hope it doesn't. I want this experience to help motivate me in my walk with God. We all need a little motivation. It seems like we always forget about God has done for us in the past. Well I'm not anymore. I want to be the one to step out againt the grain and stand for Jesus Christ. Everyday. Everywhere. I mean, look what He continues to do in my life just to keep me here on Earth? That must mean He believes in me to do something great for Him. And that's the best part of all. If He is keeping me alive, then I'm here for a purpose. I plan on fulfilling that purpose no matter what it takes.
On one last note, while at the gas station in Navasota I spoke to an employee about the accident. She said, "You sure are lucky... you must be doing something right". And I replied by saying, "Maam, I am just simply blessed".
I learned an important lesson. When driving 75 on a highway don't let your wheels ever touch the grass off the shoulder. Good riddance to those little grooves on the shoulder, this particular spot of road did not make that awful tire shredding noise it's supposed to in order to snap me out of my daydream. Not on this particular Thursday morning. I was about to be in for an insane 6 seconds of heart stopping, adrenaline pumping, change your life type of moment.
I was driving northbound on highway 6, coming in to CS for the day to see my best friend Ray. It was my first day off since a week or so ago. I was about 8 miles south of Navasota... everything going as smooth as butter. I started going into thought, something I do everytime I'm in the car for any extended period of time. For some reason, this particular time my subconscious didn't drive for me. This time my car slowly slided into oblivion. I had just passed a semi and was in the left lane. For whatever reason I veered to the left slightly, not hearing the grooves, hit the grass on the median side and proceeded to go into a 75 mph tailspin. I didn't panic really. I don't really know what I did. I tried to break out of the spin somehow. About 1.5 seconds had passed, and I was facing backwards back in my original lane sliding along still slowly spinning.... I see the 18 wheeler in the right lane coming towards me. Another second passes. I do another 180, facing again towards the front. Now I'm half in the right and left lanes. I think I gain partial control, but I don't, I overcompensate. I begin my second spin 90 degrees, this time counterclockwise, with my driver side facing the oncoming semi, while I was now rolling into the right lane & staring at a semi's grill about 40 feet from me. I'm really not sure what happened next. I just remember seeing the semi about to smash into the driver's side and beginning to brace myself. Later, the truck driver said he saw my face right before impact, and he though, "This has got to suck for this guy".
This is where divine intervention took place. Think about this... I was spinning counter-clockwise, with my driver's side facing the semi and my car perpendicular to the lanes. I'm a second from impact and all of a sudden I feel the bump of the truck and it pushes me over into the grass where I come to a stop. I think, what in the world? I was just about to take a hit on the driver's side and I barely felt anything?! I get out and see the truck driver hit my on my back right passenger side. Now people, this is an impossible scenario. I was turning counter-clockwise with the driver's side facing the truck. If I had turned any more I would be FACING the truck, not facing frontwards again. There's no way I did another 270 spin before he hit me. Somehow, my car had turned REVERSE of its momentum 90 degrees while the truck veered to the shoulder and caught me with his left end. It was unexplainable. I got out and talked to the truck driver, and I asked him, "How did you hit me on the right back side?". He said, "I have no idea, the last time I saw you before you were about to be HIT was looking towards ME!"
Unexplainable... well not really. It's called a miracle. God spared my life again. He's done it before and He did it again. It didn't surprise me because He is so amazing but wow was I excited about what God did for me. I was almost toast. The semi did say he slowed to 40 mph before impact, but still... I at least should have been hurt. No sign I was even just hit by a freaking 18 wheeler! Well, besides my right end being in shambles. I lost another of my 9 lives. I think I'm down to 5 or 6 now.
But seriously, it was amazing.
The aftermath is really nothing compared to what SHOULD have been. I'm here typing and thanks to the Lord I am acting like nothing happened.
God put people in my life to help me out after the fact.
I'd like to give a shout out to Miss Karen Davis, who for the 2nd time has been there to help me when I totalled my car. ( Yes, it's my 2nd one in 2 years)
After the wrecker took my car to Navasota, I was picked up by Karen and taken to CS where at least I have people to be around for the time being. And that's where I sit today. In front of a computer in the SCC, not in a hospital. Amazing.
Also, another shout out to my best friend Ray who is always there when I have just gone through a crazy time.
And one more to Jonathon who is going to go out of his way the weekend of his and his g/f's anniversary to take me back home in Houston.
Something ironic... I got a citation for failure to keep my car in one lane. If I can keep my car in one lane during a 75 mph spin I should be a stunt driver.
I could talk about the jerk of a DPS officer who showed up (of the FIVE who did), but I'm going to keep this absorbed in optimism.
I'll find a car, I'll go back to work on Sunday, and I'll find a way to get to the airport to go home for Thanksgiving. Life will go back to what it was, but I kinda hope it doesn't. I want this experience to help motivate me in my walk with God. We all need a little motivation. It seems like we always forget about God has done for us in the past. Well I'm not anymore. I want to be the one to step out againt the grain and stand for Jesus Christ. Everyday. Everywhere. I mean, look what He continues to do in my life just to keep me here on Earth? That must mean He believes in me to do something great for Him. And that's the best part of all. If He is keeping me alive, then I'm here for a purpose. I plan on fulfilling that purpose no matter what it takes.
On one last note, while at the gas station in Navasota I spoke to an employee about the accident. She said, "You sure are lucky... you must be doing something right". And I replied by saying, "Maam, I am just simply blessed".
posted by Benjamin K at 11/18/2005 06:28:00 PM
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