First Snows and a Little Drama

Winter weather has arrived in Cleveland with plenty of snow and even a little bit of drama! On Sunday morning we went to church at nine o'clock and not a flake of snow was falling, but by the time we got out at noon the snow was coming down. Huge, beautiful flakes made for dangerous driving conditions. We were carefully making our way home when a tractor trailer blew past us. The car in front of the tractor trailer tried to get over out of his way and ended up losing control of the car and slamming into the guard rail and spinning around halfway out into oncoming traffic. We were right behind that car and we were afraid there for a minute we were going to be hit. Thankfully we were not and we were able to stop and make sure the driver was okay. Since I was in the passenger seat it was safer for me to get out of the car and check on the driver. I reached the car just as the driver got out of the car. She just kept saying, "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh!!!". After checking to make sure she had no injuries we then focused on getting her out of the cold. Another family in our ward had stopped to make sure everything was OK and we took the driver (her name was Erin) to their car to get her warm and make the necessary phone calls. Matt called and reported the accident and Erin called her boyfriend whom she was down visiting for the weekend to come pick her up. She was only ten minutes into a five hour drive back to Michigan. Poor girl! While we waited for the police to come Erin's boyfriend came and our friends from the ward were able to leave and we stayed to make the witness report to the police and make sure Erin was OK and wouldn't need anything else. Once the police, paramedics, firefighters and tow truck showed up they got the accident cleaned up quite quickly. After everything was squared away the officers told us we were free to go. Erin turned to me before she left and said, "Thank you so much for stopping to help and staying with me the whole time." Then she gave us hugs, asked us for our address and drove off with her boyfriend. It was crazy how we had formed a bond so quickly. The best part of this whole situation was how many people from our ward stopped to make sure our family was OK and the driver of the car was as well. Erin had to be wondering who all these Mormons were! I feel so blessed to be a member of a church where people are so caring, giving and willing to help-even people they don't know. As we drove away from the accident site I reflected on how blessed we are and thankful we were all safe and in one piece.