After I got from my
Lexington Coffee Hour, this afternoon (https://jeastofeden.blogspot.com/2022/04/friday-encouragmentsshabbat-blessings.html); I was – by sight – encouraged by the disappearing snow on the
surrounding hillsides … so I checked the weather forecast for the rest of this
afternoon – and decided to drive to Adna, after all 😊
There was some traffic delay
along the route because of storm damage that needed to be cleared; but on the
whole, the drive was pretty carefree and smooth going.
As
I passed Evaline, I decided to take the Pleasant Valley Road because it
would get me where I needed to be quicker – and time was of the essence.
I wanted to get there … and get back home … asap.
I arrived, and had just
pushed my cart into the tented area – when the sky cut loose with a thundering
hail storm.
I didn’t waste anytime
fooling around. I quickly scouted out the tomato and onion transplant’s I
wanted; snagged two pretty petunia plants, a fuchia start, and a ferny trailing
parrot’s peak plant for a hanging basket. And I grabbed two vintage
ceramic planters to add a bit of color and charm to the house.
As I was paying for my
purchases, the fellas working there (that know me because I am a faithful customer)
told me to be careful getting home on the freeway. I said, “I’m going home
the backroads; I avoid the freeway every chance I get to go around it. I prefer
the backroads.” The guys echoed each other with, “Good girl!”
Backroads may be dicey in foul weather, but in the type of weather we’ve been
having, the freeway floods between Chehalis and Napavine’s I-5 corridor (I
would be driving Napavine’s backroad to Vader, so I’d be relatively safe – if tree
limb debris was cleared).
The hail backed off enough
to allow me to stash my goodies on the front passenger side of the Highlander,
before it started freefalling again: the hail was so much larger than usual, that
it backed up on the windshield when I flicked the wipers on. And falling with
such ferocity, that trying to keep the windshield clear was practically a
wasted effort. I sat for a bit – then decided to go home through Napavine; it wouldn’t
be that much longer, and the road to Napavine would be wider than the skinny Pleasant
Valley country road.
If Bob was watching me from
his lofty cloud perch, I’ll bet he was plenty surprised to see how quickly I
got my shopping done 😉
But there’s just
me now … I have to think/act differently, now that my backup man is noticeably
and permanently gone.
Driving through Lexington, I
glimpsed the hills on the opposite side of the Cowlitz River; so, I pulled over,
and zoomed in a photo shot to kinda gauge the accumulated snowfall. The dusted hills
appeared to be encouraging for travel – but that could change overnight:
tomorrow’s afternoon and evening forecast will be the deciding factor.
I
filled the gas tank (only a quarter down) ‘just in case’ there’s
a possibility Elohim gives me the green light to drive to Vancouver, tomorrow. I’m
not going to be stupid about it and go off half-cocked, but I will pray about
it, and keep myself open to the possibility. I am not Bob. I do not have Bob’s knowledge about snowy hillsides and high-altitude road travel.
But I do have a God that
loves me, and protects me from ignorant harm 😉
Elohim gave His ALL
for me: through Yeshua’s
redemption, Elohei owns me (willingly, through my freewill choice). And
I’m so happy to belong to Him as joint-heir with His Son - my Lord God, Advocate Savior, and Faithful Husband!
S.M. Lockridge –
‘It’s Friday, But Sunday’s Coming’ message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYVZKdK1pgU
If he says ‘go’ – I go;
if he says ‘stay’ – I stay. I won’t know until tomorrow what I’ll be
doing; and I probably won’t know until the last possible moment needed
to get ready to get to the Seder on time, if I will be attending.
When I got home, I watered
the plants and set them in front of a sunny window (moving them back from
the chill of the window glass, in the evening).
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