There's a First For Everything, So They Say

Would you believe that I've never been in a car accident? . . . Up until this past year that is. Around last Thanksgiving time we went to my cousin's house, and on the way home we hit a deer. But still, that was only a loud thump and a sudden jerk to a stop, and besides the fact that we had to drive home with our car light scanning the treetops above us instead of the road, no one was hurt and we were all good. Shaken but good. Until today. . . . My mom and I were driving into a Meijer's parking lot when another driver rammed straight into the side of our car, sending us spinning out. The side of our car is crumpled inward, and the front tire on the other side got blown out. But God really had His hand on us this time, and neither my mom or I were seriously harmed. Both of us are finding aches and pains in different places all over us, and I bumped my head against the dashboard, but that is it.

But when you think about it, please pray for the other driver. Even though she wasn't harmed, and our car got by far the worst of the beating, she didn't seem so secure mentally or spiritually. She was about my age or possibly younger, and this was her first accident ever. She had never even gotten a ticket before. So please pray for her.

Thanks.

Assr vísa ykkarr or∂.

~ElizabethMarieKauffman~

Turkey, Cranberry Sauce, and NaNo, Oh My!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! :D Enjoy your turkey (or chicken, which I just realized we are having instead of turkey. . . scratch the title, make it chicken.), pumpkin pie, pecan pie, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and whatever else you might be having! :) Today is a day to be thankful. Thank you God!! For what? You may ask: for all the blessings which He has poured out, and continues to do so! Like this day, He realized that we all needed a nice break in between our worrying and stressing out to realize all the different things which we are blessed with, and to be thankful. And that is why, many years ago when the Indians came and saved the Pilgrims from starvation, He put the thought into one of those Pilgrims heads "Hey! Let's make this into a holiday!" And so they did. (At least, that's my version of it, don't go to your history teacher and say, "Well I've heard that it happened this way, so you're wrong!" That is liable to get you to the principles office. . . . But on the upside, you would then be able to wish him a happy Thanksgiving! –Still refrain from doing that all the same, I don't want to be blamed. . . . )

Now, onto the NaNo part of the title. I am currently. . . *takes a deep breath to calm self* . . . finishing up the last chapters of TSOT!!!!!! :D :D (Ok, so that deep breath didn't help.) I don't have my current word count, because I am writing it out by hand, and I really don't want to take time away from focusing on the actual writing to put it onto the computer right now (not with a dead line so close anyways.) So I'll have to update my little word count on the side bar later. . . . . . . when it's done. . . . o_O

Well. . . anywho. I would love to hear how all of the rest of you who are participating in NaNoWriMo are doing! :) And also, do you have any special traditions for Thanksgiving?? I'd love to hear them!