I'm having a hard time.....

I'm the type of person that does what she can to help her friends whenever possible, but this time, I'm not sure what I can do.

You see, I have a friend that is addicted to prescription drugs and she has to go to a treatment center tomorrow and will be gone for 2 weeks.  This saddens my heart very much.  She has 2 kids, 3 years and 19 months, and a husband that works ALOT.  I know that he needs help with the kids, but we live too far apart for me to just jump in the car and give him a break.  This also reminds me how important family is.  Her husband and her parents don't get along and they aren't offering to help out with the kids while she is gone and that breaks my heart even more.  How can people do that?  I mean not help out with their grandchildren when something like this happens?  They need to put their differences aside and help each other through this.  The treatment center she is going to is 10 hours away so her kids won't be able to see her until she gets back, which is really sad since they are used to seeing her every day, she's a stay at home mom.

Well, if you all know of some way I can help this temporary single dad friend of mine, please let me know.

Thanks,
  Shauna

Hit and run driver....

Well, last night I experienced something that I never had before, I was hit by a guy in his car and he took off.  Here's what happened....I was in the left hand turn lane, my light turned green, and he ran his red light.  Lucky for me, my Best Friend Laurie was with me and she yelled he's not stopping.  I slammed on my breaks and stopped just as he hit the front right side of my car.  He motioned to me that he was going to pull off to the side of the road so I backed up alittle, and he took off.  Can you believe it?  He just left.
I pulled into the parking lot of a nearby strip mall to assess the damages and much to my surprise, I have a cracked lens on my headlight (the light still works), and bumper transfer, that's it.  How lucky am I?  I'll tell you how lucky, God has my back!  He knew what was going to happen before it happened and made sure certain things were in place so that neither Laurie or I would get hurt.  I am grateful she was there and am blessed that we are both ok.

You know, after something like that happens, you really become ultra aware of things around you and you become extra careful.  My eyes were busy watching every car around me on the way to work this morning and I made sure there was extra space between the car in front of me and my front bumper.  I'm not mad at the guy that hit me last night, I figured he probably didn't have insurance or a suspended license or something.  I forgave him as soon as I saw him take off.  Laurie and I are ok, my car is still drivable, and the problem isn't mine anymore.

I sure have come a long way regarding my attitude and reactions to things like that.  If this would have happened 10 years ago, I would have sped off after him to make sure he realized I was not ok with what he did.  But, these days, you never know what will make someone snap and come after you.  My life is important and I don't take any added risks of getting hurt.  I Let Go and Let God take care of it.  My friends, be careful out there and may God have your back!

Shauna

I am grateful......

On Wednesday when I came to work, I was greeting in the hallway by my boss, she said she needed to talk to me....gulp!  When we sat down she told me some startling news about the owner of the company.  You see, I work for a man who is stubbord and hard headed, he likes things his way or you can leave.  For the last 33 years he has built a very successful business and I appreciate him for that.  She started off by saying that he is stable, then proceeded to tell me that the owner had a massive heart attack the day before.  Wow, Mr. Owner had a heart attack?  Unbelievable!  Then she told me the information that she knew.  After a few minutes, I went to my office with a very heavy heart and lifted the owner up in prayer.  I have since prayed about every waking hour for the owner in hopes that he will get well soon so he can come back to work and start bossing us around again.  You never know how different things will be until something like a massive heart attack comes along.

My husband and I talked about the situation and have decided to take better care of ourselves.  You know, the usual, eating healthier and exercising more.  We both also decided to get full check ups to make sure there isn't an underlying problem somewhere.

So now I have a favor to ask of you......please do what you can to take good care of yourself.  There are people in your world that need and depend on you, not to mention love you very much.  Even though I am not related to the owner of the company I work for, it's pretty devastating for us but we still manage to do our jobs to make sure that the company, and his family, are taken care of.

Many blessings to you and your family,
      Shauna