{"id":11417,"date":"2012-01-25T13:17:08","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T18:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=11417"},"modified":"2012-01-25T13:48:05","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T18:48:05","slug":"so-thankful-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/so-thankful-2\/","title":{"rendered":"So Thankful"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is not what I had intended to write about today, but today just hasn’t been one of those normal days.<\/p>\n

I took my older two children to school and my 3-year old, Sadie, and I headed back home. \u00a0I was stopped at a red light at an intersection only a few miles from my house.\u00a0 After the light turned green, I hesitated for just a second because there was a truck that I wasn’t sure was stopping for his red light. Once I was sure it was clear, I started through the intersection only to see a different pickup truck barreling through the intersection straight at me! I slammed on brakes and caught his rear driver-side tire with my front bumper.<\/p>\n

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Thankfully, a police officer was the first one at the intersection going the opposite direction I was, so he saw the whole thing and was immediately able to help.<\/p>\n

Sadie and I are both fine. The airbags didn’t even deploy. My bumper is gone, but that is replaceable.<\/p>\n

As I have replayed the whole accident in my mind, I realize that if I had not waited for a second before going when the light turned green, I would have been farther through the intersection and he would have t-boned the side of my car. This accident could have been so very much worse than it was. I truly feel that we had angels watching over us!<\/p>\n

It’s funny how, sometimes, it takes situations like this to remember to have a thankful heart. We celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday a couple of months ago, but do we take the time to be just as thankful in January? I probably don’t. But I think I will now!<\/p>\n

Have a great and grateful day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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