What a Scare!

My experiences today were different from the usual Sunday in some respects at least. First, I had to teach Children's Church which turned out to be a real treat. I had 5 sweet little girls, ages 4-6, and they were most interested in the Bible story that I told using a flannel board. I had bought all the accessories that would make an excellent way to enhance the story of Joseph, especially after he became Governor of Egypt. The girls were excited with the flannel board and helped me to adjust the pieces as they thought they needed to be. Madelyn and Meredith were so cute as they adjusted the furniture so that it would be sitting on the little rug. It could not be in the air they thought. And then Elana wanted to make sure the flower pot actually sat on the table and the basket of fruit was close by the soldiers. They were precious.
Later this afternoon, my daughter, son-in-law, and 2 grandchildren arrived after being gone on their Easter trip for several days. I left later to go to town, knowing Livvy was in the house in timeout and Clay was sitting in his dad's lap. Well, when I started backing out of the garage, I heard an awful noise! My heart skipped a few beats because I knew that whatever I hit belonged to one of the children. Sure enough, Livvy had parked her "motorcycle" (tricycle) behind the car and I ran over it. I was so thankful that they were nowhere near the car. My son came out and removed the trike from beneath my car. Can you believe there was absolutely nothing wrong with it? No, the plastic tricycle is as good as new and I am so glad for that too. However, I would gladly replace a million tricycles rather than harm a child. I'll say an extra thank you in my prayers over that one. Thank you, Jesus, for being near and for protecting my family during that scary moment. How blessed we are to have such a friend in Jesus!
Tomorrow, the children return to school after a week's vacation; many parents also return to work. As the school year draws closer to its end, I pray that all students will get the most out of each of the remaining days and that they will do their best to prepare themselves for a wonderful future.