Accepting That You Are Not In Control

Yesterday was one of those days where I again realize I am not in control, none of us are. Christians would say that God is control, parents say they are in control, occasionally I like to feel I am in control. The reality is that although we make decisions and choices, when it is your time...it is your time.

Connor and Jenn head out of Bend via The Breeze at around 7:00 am. As I leave them at the bus and drive to the store I notice the roads are shiny with ice and proceed with caution. By the time they are at Redmond a horrible catastrophic car accident involving 3 pickup trucks occurs between Bend and Redmond at 7:30. Tragically a Mountain View cheerleader driving her truck, on her way to a memorial service for a fellow classmate who passed on due to Leukemia in December, dies on Hwy 97 due to the icy conditions. The occupants of the other 2 pick up trucks are taken to the hospital. Connor and Jenn proceed to Portland unaware of the tragedy behind them. They reach Mt. Hood and the bus gets diverted back to Hwy 35 through Hood River because of a massive mud, tree and snow slide that crosses Hwy 26. Two vehicles are caught in the slide. Be it a much longer trip home they arrive safely.

Life is a gift, time is precious and we move through life sometimes unaware that for others their time is up...we dance, slide and skip and give thanks that we get more time...that we need more time. When you work in the medical field you are more acutely aware of how precious life is and you make life choices that will hopefully prolong your own life...as a parent, you just pray a lot and give thanks for time with your children...and that your children have arrived safely back to Portland.