So far, we're doing good. Mainly, we're just thankful. I googled other car accidents involving gas station pumps and it just makes me more thankful. It could have ended so much worse.
Most likely, the car will be totaled. There's a $6000 threshold so if the repairs go over that, it's going to be totaled. We still owe over $10,000 on it, and paid $8000 already, so don't know how that will work. I have to wait for the police report to be ready before I can file the claim with the other driver's insurance. Everything was so chaotic and by the time the other driver and I were about to exchange info, that's when the police and emergency personnel arrived and I had to answer their questions and give a statement. In the meantime, we filed the claim with our insurance to get things started so that we could get a rental for Jeff to get to work in.
I know the adjuster looked at our car today and he was going to call us back, but we haven't heard anything. Having been a secretary in auto claims when I worked at State Farm, I know how slow they are to make contact.
We're keeping our eyes on the girls, both emotionally and physically. We talked tonight and I told them how it's normal to be scared about riding in a car again, but that they will overcome it. I'm also preparing for any nightmares that may occur, and I told them that no matter what time of night, they can wake me if they're having one.
I'm trying to make a joke of it, because we were on our way to their doctor for their checkup. They haven't been to the doctor for a year and a half. After things calmed down afterwards, I said to them "I guess that'll teach me to take you for your checkups!" They don't like going because of shots, so it helped ease the stress.
What made me angry about this whole event, besides the fact that I went off on the other driver right away, before I had the sense to calm down and apologize to her, but what really irked me was that with all these people standing around watching, not one person offered to help and only 1 person asked if we were okay. It was definitely a valuable lesson to me and hopefully the girls to always help others when they're in trouble and need assistance or even a little bit of comfort.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
I woke up with a slightly stiff neck, but other than that, I feel okay. I'll be waking the girls up for school in a few minutes. I pray that they don't have any stiffness or delayed pain. I know it can sometimes take a few days for injuries to make themselves known.
It's sinking in now, and I pray that this accident will not affect the girls emotionally or mentally. We got a rental from Enterprise. They didn't have any cars available, all they had was a Silverado. That that is huge!! When they get a car in, they'll switch us out over to the car. In the meantime, hubby will drive me if I need to go anywhere. That truck is too huge for me to drive. Mainly, we just needed the vehicle so he can get to work.
We went to Walmart after church last night, and both the girls and I were nervous about being in the vehicle. Each time it looked like a car might cut us off or get too close, we panicked.
I've been in a couple of accidents before, but nothing this bad, and this is the first accident involving the girls. I keep thinking now of the terror that they felt while this accident was occuring.
I also have some regrets...not hugging my girls right away as soon as we got out of the car, letting my Jersey Girl attitude show and yelling at the other driver. I did apologize to her moments later, and she accepted and said she understood. But I still regret that.
I also have disappointment...disappointment that there were a bunch of people standing around, gawking at the car and at us, and besides the other driver, only one person asked if we were okay. No one offered to help. A bunch of them were workers for a landscape company who had stopped at the gas station to fill up their equipment and get their morning drinks and breakfast. There were no Good Samaritans to be found yesterday morning.
Thank God that my husband was able to borrow our neighbor's vehicle and get down there. I felt so alone and scared, and felt much better after he got there. He took about 40 pictures of the car for insurance purposes, and I have them posted on my facebook. Considering what happened, and looking at the pictures now, the car doesn't look as bad as I originally thought. Most of the damage is in the front right quarter panel.
Most important, though, we are alive. If my car had been going faster and hit that pump harder, it could have been a catastrophe. God was truly with us, Amen!!!!!
It's sinking in now, and I pray that this accident will not affect the girls emotionally or mentally. We got a rental from Enterprise. They didn't have any cars available, all they had was a Silverado. That that is huge!! When they get a car in, they'll switch us out over to the car. In the meantime, hubby will drive me if I need to go anywhere. That truck is too huge for me to drive. Mainly, we just needed the vehicle so he can get to work.
We went to Walmart after church last night, and both the girls and I were nervous about being in the vehicle. Each time it looked like a car might cut us off or get too close, we panicked.
I've been in a couple of accidents before, but nothing this bad, and this is the first accident involving the girls. I keep thinking now of the terror that they felt while this accident was occuring.
I also have some regrets...not hugging my girls right away as soon as we got out of the car, letting my Jersey Girl attitude show and yelling at the other driver. I did apologize to her moments later, and she accepted and said she understood. But I still regret that.
I also have disappointment...disappointment that there were a bunch of people standing around, gawking at the car and at us, and besides the other driver, only one person asked if we were okay. No one offered to help. A bunch of them were workers for a landscape company who had stopped at the gas station to fill up their equipment and get their morning drinks and breakfast. There were no Good Samaritans to be found yesterday morning.
Thank God that my husband was able to borrow our neighbor's vehicle and get down there. I felt so alone and scared, and felt much better after he got there. He took about 40 pictures of the car for insurance purposes, and I have them posted on my facebook. Considering what happened, and looking at the pictures now, the car doesn't look as bad as I originally thought. Most of the damage is in the front right quarter panel.
Most important, though, we are alive. If my car had been going faster and hit that pump harder, it could have been a catastrophe. God was truly with us, Amen!!!!!
My daughters and I were in a car accident yesterday. We were on our way to the pediatrician for the girls' checkups. A woman hit us and it sent us barreling into a gas pump at the gas station. Very scary! Miraculously, we walked away, virtually unscathed. The girls are okay. They were mostly shaken up, so we kept them home from school the rest of the day.
I have a little bruising on my arm from the airbag deploying, but I can deal with that. It's way better than being dead.
I praise the Lord that He was with us.
I have a little bruising on my arm from the airbag deploying, but I can deal with that. It's way better than being dead.
I praise the Lord that He was with us.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Today's Bible Verse
September 15, 2009:
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
John 3:19
Sunday, September 13, 2009
I Saw Jesus Today!
Good Sunday morning!!
I was just sitting out in my backyard. I stayed home from church today since I have a bad cold, feeling miserable. I was outside, thinking about other things going on.
I happened to look up, and saw 1 lonely cloud. What amazed me about this cloud was that it didn't look like any ordinary cloud. To me, this cloud was in the shape of Jesus, similar to the statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro....see below.
I was just sitting out in my backyard. I stayed home from church today since I have a bad cold, feeling miserable. I was outside, thinking about other things going on.
I happened to look up, and saw 1 lonely cloud. What amazed me about this cloud was that it didn't look like any ordinary cloud. To me, this cloud was in the shape of Jesus, similar to the statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro....see below.
Then, right before my eyes, the shape of the cloud changed from looking like the statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, to a face, possibly what Jesus looked like? Then the cloud just started fading, rather quickly, until there wasn't any trace of the cloud left. This all happened within a matter of seconds, and I was very fortunate to be outside at just the right time, feeling down and sorry for myself, and just looking up at the right moment.
How fortunate I am that God gave me the gift of this moment, and showed to me that He is with me, at all times.
If you ever despair, please let this be a reminder that God is always with you, and simple every day matters are nothing when you know that God will take care of you and be with you always!!
This moment greatly humbled me.
God Bless to all of you!!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
I Was Lost and Now I'm Found
This was my response to an email that was sent to me by a friend, asking about my salvation. I hope that somehow, my words in this post will inspire those who are lost, who feel that there is no hope, who feel alone. I know that no one is ever alone, that God is always with you.
I hope that this post inspires others to invite Jesus into their hearts.
It took my husband losing his job last January to see that Jesus is always with us. Jeff was laid off right after New Year's, and strangely enough, we weren't too worried. We put our worries and faith in the Lord, and just 3 weeks later, Jeff was rehired at his previous job. Both of us also began to turn to the Bible more often to help us with decisions. I began to understand some of the scriptures. Just to let you know, I was baptized as a baby and raised a Catholic, and we always had a Bible in our home, but I don't remember my parents ever opening it up to read it or to teach me from it.
When Jeff used to go to church with an elderly friend of ours, I attended a couple of times, but I was always of the thinking that you didn't need to attend church to believe in God. Now I think differently!I started attending again in April, and then, after a couple of Sundays staying home because our older daughter was sick, I attended with the family on May 17. When Pastor Jim was preaching his sermon, he stated that he hoped that anyone needing salvation would come up. I kept hearing the word "she" and I felt that he was talking directly to me. Jeff and the girls didn't hear it, so I truly think it was the Lord pushing me to get up there.
Jeff had decided to go up and rededicate his life to Jesus, and when he started walking up, I found myself following him and Pastor Jim rushed right over to me and prayed with me. Right then and there, I accepted Jesus as my Savior.It was a glorious day!! I realized that God has always watched over me and the family.
God Bless!!
I hope that this post inspires others to invite Jesus into their hearts.
It took my husband losing his job last January to see that Jesus is always with us. Jeff was laid off right after New Year's, and strangely enough, we weren't too worried. We put our worries and faith in the Lord, and just 3 weeks later, Jeff was rehired at his previous job. Both of us also began to turn to the Bible more often to help us with decisions. I began to understand some of the scriptures. Just to let you know, I was baptized as a baby and raised a Catholic, and we always had a Bible in our home, but I don't remember my parents ever opening it up to read it or to teach me from it.
When Jeff used to go to church with an elderly friend of ours, I attended a couple of times, but I was always of the thinking that you didn't need to attend church to believe in God. Now I think differently!I started attending again in April, and then, after a couple of Sundays staying home because our older daughter was sick, I attended with the family on May 17. When Pastor Jim was preaching his sermon, he stated that he hoped that anyone needing salvation would come up. I kept hearing the word "she" and I felt that he was talking directly to me. Jeff and the girls didn't hear it, so I truly think it was the Lord pushing me to get up there.
Jeff had decided to go up and rededicate his life to Jesus, and when he started walking up, I found myself following him and Pastor Jim rushed right over to me and prayed with me. Right then and there, I accepted Jesus as my Savior.It was a glorious day!! I realized that God has always watched over me and the family.
God Bless!!
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