5 big dogs, 1 big bird, and 2 people from Ohio

     Yesterday brought us down "our" hill on Mancelona Road.  April 26, 2006, my wife and 2 of our sons were in a head on accident because someone crossed over the center line to the other ditch and pulled back into their lane.  Yesterday we were standing pretty much in the same spot for a couple of hours.  Yesterday was snowy and the road was greasy as we proceeded down it to town to be the first upon a Suburban that had misjudged the conditions, spun all the way around, flipped on its side and was in the ditch pointed back up the hill.  Inside were 2 adults from Ohio, heading back home from a weekend at their trailer in Lakes of the North.  Also were 5 big dogs, one a great dane, and a large Macaw bird.  We piled 3 of the dogs into our car and the bird and waited for the police and the wrecker.  All were okay and we were thankful to God.


     It is something to be the first on the scene.  We didn't see it happen but coming around the curve and seeing a vehicle not were it is suppose to be and not on all fours gets your heart pumping.  The couple were people who rescue dogs and animals.  They were very calm about what had just happened.  The wife was driving and the husband was very kind to not criticize her driving.  It really could have happened to anyone.  We witnessed many cars that came around the curve and could have done the same without the warning of flashing lights.  We stayed with them until the vehicle was up-righted and hauled away and then transported the dogs and bird with the help of a friend back to their home in the Lakes.  There was nothing more important than being there for that couple.


     Now I am so thankful for those who stopped for my wife and boys on that hill.  I was in town waiting for them to arrive.  Many people came to their aid.  Yesterday, many stopped to see if all was okay.  There are good people in this world all around us.  I think back about this couple and how they put their heart out for abused and abandoned animals and in return when they are banged up and stranded someone comes to help them.  You reap what you sow.  I guess that is my thought for the day.


Adam
A simple man serving a great God and the local pastor of Stillwater Community Chapel (stillwater-chapel.org). We are in our 38th year of full time ministry. God directed us to this local body of believers on the Western Range of the Rockies to grow with them in mission and mindedness of Christ.

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