A Day of Hell….Touched by Angels….

Yesterday started out fine as could be….I had a 11:00 appointment which I had waited three weeks for and Charlie had a 3:00 p.m. appointment in Tampa.
Lo and Behold, at 8:09a.m. Lynn calls and said that Britt had been in a car accident as she exited Howard Franklin Bridge going east bound on to Kennedy Blvd. Britt had the green light and upon going through a woman made a U turn directly in her path….trying to avoid her or have the choice of a steel pole to her right, Britt tried with all her might (says 5 witnesses)
to avoid ‘the accident’….she was driving a small, one year old, Toyota….the other woman was driving a SUV Explorer.
You know who lost in the ’metal crunch’….
Looks like Britt’s car is totaled….and her head hit and busted the front windshield YET HER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!
Little damage was done to the other vehicle and the Explorer lady was cited for causing the accident.
The first woman on the scene put her arms around a crying and distraught Brittney saying, “Who can I call for you?” Brittney handed the lady her own cell phone after pushing Lynn’s (her Mom’s) speed dial number….
Giving the facts to Lynn on the phone , the lady said, “I’m a ‘woman of faith’ and everything is going to be all right!”
What a blessing…..
The corporate offices around the intersection brought spectators and someone gave Britt a cup of water as she was regurgitating.
It is a miracle that she had….no cuts….no broken bones….
She did have a slight concussion where her head busted the windshield, right shoulder injury and most of all…..shock, physical and mental.
Meanwhile, Ashley is pulling into Westshore Mall, which is right around the corner from Britt’s accident. Getting the call from Lynn…she is at Brittney’s side within 5 minutes…..
Lynn picks up Charlie at our house and heads across the bridge.
They start taking care of the clean up details .
Everybody around told the police officer that Britt did everything she could to avoid the accident…Sadly, the other driver did not ever speak to Britt to see if she was all right….
But angels did abound….Stranger angels, family angels, law enforcement angels, traffic direction angels etc.
Help was there as needed….Britt always helps others….every day….as a natural event of her personality and life.
Yes, help was certainly there for her….
Praying at home…..I reminded (as if I needed to) God of Britt’s necessity to life for her 3 yr. old Joshua…..and how essential she is to every member of our family and her many friends…
Then I had….peace.
Meantime, Lynn is praying with the woman who first befriended Britt…all of this taking place in the midst of a busy public intersection.
Ashley goes to hospital with Britt, Charlie and Lynn get Britt’s personal objects from her car as it is being towed away…
Having made the decision to meet my 11:00 appointment, I am assured by all that everything was under control and Britt was in good hands….
…….Lynn rushed from scene to my appointment with me at 11:15.
She INSISTED….you who know Lynn…knows she won’t take “No” for an answer!
Around 1:30 Lynn and I stop for a bite of lunch receiving the news that Britt was released from emergency room after all kinds of test….shook up but with an otherwise good report….
Everyone came back to our house at 2:00p.m. and Charlie goes to his Tampa appointment as Lynn goes home for picking Joshua up from school at 5:00. Ashley tells Britt and I good-bye at 3:30 and heads back across Howard Franklin….I try to get Britt in bed as her phone rings….
Ashley says, “You’re not going to believe this but I am stranded in the middle of HF Bridge….something was in the road and I and others hit it blowing out my front tire immediately.” Ashley had called her brother who has access to a wrecker (had done the same thing for Britt at 10:00a.m.) .
Britt insists that ‘Ashley was there when she needed her’ and I must take her to Ash for comfort.
Not believing this day myself…..Britt with arm in sling, and I…go to Ashley. Just before we got there we saw large remains of what looked like a heavy ceramic article….bathtub or such.
Other vehicles were also disabled…some changed tires…some were ’wreckered’ off. What a horror show!
Ashley is calm and cool….that’s Ash…she was on the phone assuring her Mom, Dad, Matt etc. that we were with her and that her brother, Andrew, was sending a tow truck but would take about 45 min. from north Tampa….then must cross 7 mile bridge and turn around to meet us half way on eastbound side… by this time we are at 4:30 and work traffic is crazy…another vehicle has to change a tire after hitting debris which is at the side and broken up in smaller pieces thanks to Ash and others….
Next, we call Lynn and she is astonished thinking Britt was safe in bed and resting comfortably.
Charlie’s phone is off during his appointment but he soon gets the message(4:30)….calls for update and must pass right by us on west bound side. We tell him not to come over….it has been an hour of waiting by now and the tow truck has entered 5:00 work traffic.
Ash and Britt are amazing…..Ash tells Britt her hard head busted the front windshield without leaving a scratch on her skin there….Britt says, “Well, at least, I didn’t run into a bathtub at 65 miles an hour!”
Suddenly I get hit with a big piece of blowing cardboard and tell them” I’m leaving…..if I hang around with you two any longer I am going to get killed!”
Traumatized crazy by this time….it is a relief to laugh!
Most of all both girls…..know they are a Miracle and had angels all around them in the storm….
Comfort as needed…..is a must!
Being ready to ‘help’ or ‘receive help’ is all that is required in a day such as today….
Storms, accidents, crisis encounters….there is always a ’helpful angel’ right around the corner for you and I…..
May God Bless your day today….and MINE!