'Driving into the Storm Straight on Trusting in Him!'

Amazing how quick things change in just a week!

Last Monday, my middle Daughter had an invitation to take her first 'unofficial' college visit! So~we headed out West...way west...Lubbock...Texas Tech bound!

Many of you know, I'm not a good driver...in fact, praying for the day I don't need to drive...anyways, headed out singing, "Jesus Take the Wheel!"

Got going...knowing God was in this...felt the continued 'peace that surpasses all' that I've been feeling with this 'new' ME God has been transforming!

Got to the last 2 hours of the drive and started noticing the dark clouds ahead and then the National Weather kept interrupting in on the radio with severe thunderstorm warnings that should hit between 3-9. Me, being the optimist just knew it would wait til we were arrived at our destination...nope.

It was really odd. It was like these big ugly orange/dark clouds were right in front of us...and all I knew to do was keep on going. Winds started moving my car towards the left...the 18 wheeler in front was swaying...yup-here we go-myself and my two youngest Daughters heading right for the storm. Amazing. I've never seen real 'storm chasers' til this day. There was the first, second and then the third. The winds started picking up and I started gripping my steering wheel harder. Called my husband to let him know what was going on...not sure why...but just 'in case.'

I knew I couldn't panic, so I kept focusing on the car in front of us with their hazard lights on. It was this moment that 'life' hit me.
Life is about 'driving into the storm straight on and completely Trusting in Him!' Wow. As you've read, there have been many storms I've faced, but not like this with just me and my girls in the middle of nowhere.

...Kept looking forward and knew the only thing I could do was reach out to God and pray with this new Faith and let Him drive us. Amazing. The middle Daughter said, "Mom, we can pull over now and I said no...we have to keep going thru-thinking 'this too shall pass!'

Ahhhhh....it did...we made it thru.

Thought I would shop around to get a good deal on a hotel, but found the first one that happened to be quite nice and said, I deserve this one! ~whew!

Checked in and then headed out to meet the Coach completely calling him the wrong name which let the girls know just how 'frazzled' their Mom really was.

It's been a week since this and I continue to reflect on this experience.

I have some really sweet "Praise Reports" to share about just how good and Faithful God is. HE WILL BE WITH YOU DURING YOUR STORM!!!

My oldest Daughter called last Thursday to tell me she would be getting a 'Full-Ride' this next year where she will be a Senior and VP of the Student Government at TLU and plans to pursue Law.(she just took her LSAT and is waiting on her score!)

Yesterday, the Middle Daughter 'verbally committed' to attend Texas Tech where she will start on the Woman's Soccer Team in 2012! The school, Coach, location is so perfect for her!

The Youngest Daughter was so impressed with the Texas Tech school, she plans on attending there as well to focus on her Mrs. Degree in 2015.

And then, for me-My Husband came back 'home' the day I posted my last blog. Our time apart was good and our time together has been 'Magical!' Blessed Assurance is taking Baby steps...and then this Friday I take the Real Estate Broker Exam in hopes to focus on the idea of a Faith Based Real Estate Company with using the One year Bible as the 'Training Guide' to 'Open the new door of your home for His Glory to shine through'

And yes...Trusting God for all!