Southside Women's Ministry, 2934 E. 27th, Spokane, WA (2026)

06/15/2026

Good morning dear sisters in Christ!
Today we begin a journey through the Gospel of John. I have a note that I first started going through John on this page in 2022. With all that is happening in the world around us, I felt led to come back to the heart of Jesus, to learn more about our Savior, Redeemer, and Lord, Jesus Christ! This book has always been my favorite, next to the Psalms, so we will begin in John Chapter 1, verses 1-5. Read through these verses and join me in prayer.
Lord Jesus, we come before You this morning, seeking to know You more. Open our hearts and minds to Your leading, and may Your Holy Spirit fill us with Your truth, in Your name we pray, Amen~
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.” V.1-2
These first 2 verses make a powerful statement, pulling back the curtain on who Jesus really is!
Notice that the title, “the Word,” is used to describe who Jesus is. “Word” is capitalized, indicating a title. The writer of this gospel, the apostle John, also describes this in his first epistle, I John 1:1-2. The title of Christ as the Word, is also revealed in Revelation 19:13.
Beyond the name, let’s consider the first line: “In the beginning was the Word,…”
Jesus was there, in the beginning, as stated in verse 2. And He was with God, and was God! Verse 1! The triune LORD, has always been One!
The Father, the Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, is LORD!
As we grasp that Jesus was in the beginning, it is confirmed in verse 3:
“All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.” V.3
Jesus was there, during creation, as the earth was shaped and created in wondrous beauty!
Every plant, tree, flower, fruit, animal and man with his wife were created through Jesus Christ!
He is the Author of all Creation!
“In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend (or overcome) it.” V.4-5
The darkness cannot prevail against the light of Christ!
This is our strength, through Jesus Christ, His light! We are instructed to be His lights in this world, that others may be drawn to salvation through Jesus Christ. It is His light that shines through us, dear sisters! Not our own, but through His Spirit, which dwells within every child of God! So let your light so shine, dear sisters, that others may find their peace and joy though Christ; and may we always give praise, honor, and glory to the Lord our God and Savior, Jesus Christ~
In His Love, Denise

06/12/2026

Good morning dear sisters in Christ!
Almost noon, but I’m under the wire!
Today I am closing these recollections of the Lord’s hand in our lives, with a final entry. I will return to Bible verse encouragement on Monday.
Pray with me as we consider all the Lord has done, and will do in our lives~
Lord, we praise and thank You for all You are for us. Your love is what carries us through our days and years, and we are so blessed to know, that You will always be with us, through thick and thin! Help remind us to record those times when You come to our rescue, so that we can share with others, how real You are, and how much You love us. Help us to always shine Your light, Lord Jesus, in Your name we pray, Amen~
As I was looking through my old journal from the 80’s-90’s, there were so many entries where it started, “Thank You Jesus!” So many times Jesus came through for us; because we were looking to Him. As we lean into Him, He will lighten the burdens we carry. When we saw how He always responded, we were more trusting about asking for help. When our washing machine started acting up, I laid hands on it and me and my kids prayed it would start working, and it did! Not long after that, the refrigerator was failing, so my daughter said we should pray for it, so I laid my hands on it too, and it started working! Long enough for us to scrape up enough money for a new one!
We were trusting Jesus to carry us through it all. And He did, even when we didn’t know!
This miracle was amazing to us!
We had a big pick-up, the same one that my little girl had her hand mangled in, and we had a cab-over camper on it. We had a lot of fun road trips with it! But one day, we were heading north to shop, and got on the freeway on-ramp. As Dennis accelerated, I looked in the large side view mirror on the passenger side, and the metal hooks that held the camper on were floating, unhooked!!! I shouted to my husband and he pulled over to the side of the road. As he walked around the truck, the metal hooks were still floating in the air, unhooked! And when he put his hand up to grab them, they fell into his hands! Every one of them! We were amazed, and we saw it too! He had reached freeway speed when I saw it, and that camper should have blown off into pieces! Except for, our heavenly angel crew! We were all awestruck, and never forgot it.
There are so many times when we can see that Jesus is indeed with us, and His angels are watching over us; but this isn’t just for us. This is also for a witness to others, that Jesus loves and cares for His children.
So the next time you experience the hand of God in your life, share it! Tell others about all that the Lord has done for you, and you may bring other lambs into His flock~
In His love, Denise

06/08/2026

Good morning dear sisters in Christ!
As I continue to share the answers to prayer that me and my family have experienced, I was grateful for the small journal I kept many years ago! I wrote down the blessings and the trials, and how the Lord delivered us. A couple of years ago, I put tabs on all of the entries in that old journal, of answered prayer. That made it easy for me this morning, as I wondered about what to share with you this morning.
Pray with me this morning, ladies;
Lord we thank You for all You provide for us; the way You carry us through our days. We praise and thank You for hearing, and answering your daughters, when we reach out to You in prayer. Help us always to trust in You, Lord; knowing how much You love and care for us. With our praise and thanksgiving, we thank You, in Jesus’ name, Amen~
It was in the summer of 1985, while I was happily in the midst of a Tupperware party I was hosting, when the telephone rang. It was our landlord.
We lived in a perfect 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in a nice neighborhood, where we had made many friends. We had moved there in 1980, after finding it for rent at a really good price! I remember the first time we saw it, and the next door neighbor was watering his roses, as their little girl (the same age as ours!) was playing in their yard. It looked like heaven to us!
We had been living in a fourplex rental in a crowded area of Orange County CA, when Dennis’ job made the move to southern Orange County. This detached track house was not only pretty and perfect, but very close to his work! We were sold! In the five years we lived there, our landlord only raised the rent twice, and only to cover rising value and taxes. We felt blessed, but always worried about being able to stay there! My heart sank as he asked to speak to my husband! I told him he was at work, and could I leave him a message, and he said “No, I need to set up a meeting with him.” Now I was really in a panic! Was he going to evict us?! The party wasn’t very fun after that call! And Dennis was concerned when I told him about it. We were on the edge of our seats when he called again, the next day, and again, Dennis was at work. So he decided to tell me! I held my breath as he said, “I’m going to sell the house, but I wanted to give you both the chance to buy it first, because you have been great renters.” I told him I would tell my husband, and was still shaken, knowing we had no savings for a down payment! What were we going to do?!
Dennis was shaken, but he also felt we had to try! We already had too much debt to take out a loan, so we prayed about it, and my husband felt led to ask his folks for a loan. His mother had an inheritance, and had already given two other children money for down payments on a home. They readily agreed, but my husband insisted on paying them monthly to cover it.
We were breathing a sigh of relief, as we went into escrow at the end of summer.
Then, his union went on strike! He was out of work! We prayed it would end soon, but it went on for months, as my husband worked other jobs to pay the bills. With us in limbo, the mortgage company froze the escrow, and we were thinking it would never go through! It was Christmas time, and we were trying to hold things together, scraping by the best we could, when the strike finally ended! There was still no word from escrow. We had decided to dedicate our home to the Lord, by starting a Bible study group in our home at the beginning of 1986. Not knowing if the house was even ours! My husband went to the elders of our church asking for prayer for direction, and they confirmed that it was a good thing for our family to buy the home. It was February, when we had our first home Bible Study. And it was then that our owner, losing faith that we could buy it, put for sale signs out in front of our house! I can’t express the heartache we felt every time someone came to look at our home! Would the Lord ever come through for us?! Why did He allow this delay?!
It wasn’t until April, that our loan was approved and went through! And our home was truly ours! 9 months in escrow!!! It was then that we found out why the Lord had allowed it; the interest rates were 14% when we went into escrow, and were 8% when the loan finally closed!!! It saved us hundreds of dollars!
We lived happily there, and stayed until 2004 when we were led to move to the PNW, to be with our grandchild and children.
Our home is much smaller now, but it is perfect for us! The Lord always provides, and leads us according to His perfect will. Trust Him with all your plans, praying daily, and He will guide you.
In His love, Denise

06/05/2026

A bright good morning to you, dear sisters in Christ!
Today I will be sharing a story, of spiritual battle aimed at my children. But praise God, Jesus is our defense and our salvation! Pray with me~
Lord we come to You this morning, knowing that the battle is not ours, but Yours! You are our Redeemer, and our hope is in You alone. We look to You, and when we cry out to You, You hear us and bring us help. We praise and thank You for Your presence in us, through Your Holy Spirit, who is always there for us. Help us to always call out for Your help in times of trial, knowing that without You, we can do nothing. In Jesus name we pray, Amen~
Our children were a bit older, and had both accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior. We were all actively involved in our church, and walking closely with Jesus. My husband was working the night shift then, and it was just me and our children asleep in bed one night, when I heard our son calling out for help. I went in to check on him and he said there was a demon in his room. Thinking it was just a dream, I prayed with him and told him to call out the name of Jesus if it happened again. I went to bed, and a short time later, I heard him calling out, “Jesus! Jesus!” I tried to get up to comfort him, but I was unable to get out of bed! I was being held down, I couldn’t move, and all I could do was pray. I was praying fervently, and it seemed a long time as I heard my son calling on the name of Jesus, when suddenly, a loud, commanding voice in another language boomed through the darkness, and chased it away! The darkness was gone! I knew it was the voice of an angel, and I was able to jump up and go to my son who was coming out to meet me. Are you okay?! I asked eagerly, and he said, “I’m fine mom.” He told me details of what he saw, and how he was blocked from coming to me.
My son and I both believe that he and I were held back in order for my son to fight that spiritual battle, depending on Jesus alone. Neither of us were afraid, knowing that Jesus was there to answer our cries for help. I would have loved to have seen that angel, but hearing his voice was enough! And it gave me peace to know my son knew who to call in times of trial.
We never had an experience like that again, but I will always remember that night,and the voice of the angel who banished the darkness.
“You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”
1 John 4:4
In His love, Denise

06/03/2026

Greetings dear sisters in Christ!
Tomorrow is our last Bible study in Daniel, and our summer potluck! We are so excited to see you all one last time before summer break! We’re meeting at Southside Christian Church, room E100A from 10-11:30am. I’m giddy about what you will all bring, because Jesus always puts together the best potlucks! See you all soon! Denise and Teresa O'Farrell👏🏻❤️🙏🏻🎉🙌🏻💖

06/01/2026

Good morning dear sisters in Christ!
I have another story about a miracle we experienced. This was despite my stressful focus on urgent tasks, instead of trusting in the Lord. Our God is so merciful!
Pray with me this morning;
Lord, we come before You this morning, and we lay every task before You, and we pray for your guidance and Your will for our lives. Help us always to pray; in starting our day, and in carrying us through the day, as we look to You, and not to our own strength. Without You, we can do nothing! We put our trust in You, and give You all the glory; in Jesus name we pray, Amen~
The photo is of our children, about the time of this miracle.
It was a very busy day! We were having the couples from our “Couple Six” over for dinner. This was a getting to know you gathering, where 3 couples meet at one of the couple’s homes for dinner each month. It was our turn to host, and I was in a panic.
I was not the best homemaker then; choosing to play with my kids instead of keeping my home tidy! I was always in a panic if I knew someone was coming to our home. That day was no different! I had been cleaning for several days to make up for my lack of diligence, and we were down to the wire the day of our dinner. My husband was driving his big pick-up with a bench seat behind the front seat. It did not have its own door, so the kids would get in through the car doors as we pulled our seats forward.
We had just finished shopping at a big box store a long way from our home to save money. But time was running out, and I had so much to do to prepare our meal. I was NOT in a good mood, as I fretted over all that had to be done. As we returned to the truck, our little boy got in behind his dad, and I let our daughter in behind me, and slammed the door shut. It didn’t close, because my sweet daughter’s hand had not cleared the door before I slammed it! She almost fainted from the pain! I was SO angry! I saw her hand was mangled, all but her thumb was crushed! I ran to a fast food near where we were parked and got a cup of ice water, and bought it to her as we had brought her between us in the front seat. She was whimpering in pain, and all I could think of was the time we would lose! The ER for our medical group was a half hour drive away! And it was high traffic time! “Why did this have to happen now!” I said, and was steaming mad as my sweet husband drove to the ER. My sweet daughter had calmed down, the ice water helped her pain, but her fingers were still a mangled mess! I could see that they were hopelessly broken. As she sat quietly, I was stewing over how I could possibly get the dinner ready in time. While I stewed, looking out of the car window, I saw my reflection and was so ashamed of myself! “What kind of mother are you?!” Then my little girl said to me, “Momma, if I pray can Jesus heal me?” I snapped back tersely, “Of course He can!” Now I really felt like an evil, nasty woman! What was I thinking! It took my little girl to remind us that we ALL should have been praying the moment it happened! She bowed her head and prayed, and I was so ashamed of myself. Not even a minute later, she said, “Momma! It worked!” “What?! Let me see!” I demanded. I examined her hand, and there was NO sign of damage! “Bend your fingers!” I told her. And she did, and she said, “Look Momma, it doesn’t hurt at all!” Her little mangled fingers were no longer mangled, swollen, red or hurting! Jesus had heard her prayer! I should have rejoiced with her, but I was still so upset with myself. I had made the whole day about me and what I had to do, to serve the couples from our church dinner. Now we did not have to go to the ER, so far from home, and the dinner went fine. But I was still feeling remorse over my attitude. It really revealed my focus on the world, instead of on Jesus Christ. I wept as Dennis prayed over our meal, and thanked the Lord for His miracle of healing our little girl. And I remembered the verse:
“And a little child shall lead them.” Isaiah 11:6

Lord, help us let Jesus lead us, and in His name we pray, Amen~
In His love, Denise

05/30/2026

Good evening dear sisters in Christ!
I’m kinda late today! Better late than never, as they say!
I’m going to share another story of an angel, a real, heavenly angel, that saved our young son’s life, with several witnesses! Join with me in prayer~
Lord, we come before You in grateful praise, for all the ways You watch over us in our lives. We don’t always know that our angels are there, watching over us, but we know according to Your word that they are there, faithful guardians over us. We praise and thank You Jesus, for Your loving heart towards us, and in Your name we pray, Amen~
Our young son learned to ride his bicycle when he was only four years old. The bike was a gift from his grandpa who got it at a yard sale. We weren’t surprised when he learned to ride it so quickly.
We lived on a quiet residential street, where the kids played happily. Our son was thrilled with riding his bike, and rode it often. One day I was outside working in the yard as he rode his bike up and down the street. Suddenly, I heard a neighbor yelling, “It was the hand of God! It was the hand of God!” I knew my son was near there then, and ran over to see what had happened. My son was at the side of the street, holding his bike, looked scared, knowing he was in trouble! There was a woman in her car next my son, but her car was sideways on the other side of the street. She looked shocked. The neighbor who had been yelling, excited told me that my son had rode his bike out between two parked cars into the path of the lady who had just turned onto our street. “He should be dead!” He kept saying, as he explained that the lady in the car was only inches from hitting him when her car was suddenly pushed sideways away from my boy! “It was the hand of God!” He kept repeating, amazed at what he saw! I went over to talk to the lady, and she was crying. “I’m so sorry! He should be dead! There was no way I could have kept from hitting him, he was right in front of me! The next thing I knew, my car went sideways, like someone shoved it out of his way! I just don’t understand it!” The neighbor man, just kept saying, “It was the hand of God! It was the hand of God!” And he was praising the Lord!
I was stunned and amazed, and gave my son a scolding about riding out between parked cars, but I also gave praise to God for His mercy for saving our son! And I told him to thank Jesus for sending the angel who saved his life! We walked slowly as he walked his bike back home.
I will never forget the sound of the neighbor, crying out the praises of God, for saving our boy. It would not be the last time the Lord saved our son, as he became an avid BMX bicycle rider. But that’s another story!
You have read verses in the Bible about angels intervening in the lives of the Lord’s people; and I’m here to tell you that they are with us now! Let’s give praise to the Lord for His abundant mercies towards us!
Praise the Lord!
In His Love, Denise

05/25/2026

Good morning dear sisters in Christ!
I hope you all have a good Memorial Day today.
Always keeping those who lost their lives in service to our country in our prayers; including those who died later, as the result of war: PTSD, toxic chemicals, physical injuries, and su***de.
Pray with me this morning…
Lord, we give our praise and grateful thanksgiving for the freedoms we have today, paid for by the lives of those who willingly served their country. Bless the families of those who served and are serving.
We also praise and thank You, for Your loving care of us, as You send Your angels to watch over us in all our ways, in Jesus name we pray, Amen~
Today I will share one of the first emergencies I had as a young mother of two.
(The photo is of my mother holding my little girl and boy.)
My little girl was so sweet and helpful, after her baby brother was born! Always happy to help and to corral her rambunctious baby brother. He was always getting into trouble, and had his first stitches at 9 months old! He was a handful! But I took it in stride and kept a sharp eye on him! But one early morning, shortly after we got up, something awful happened!
My husband worked the early shift, and was not home that morning; it was just me and the kids. My sweet daughter was at the diningroom table eating breakfast, when she suddenly dropped to the floor! She was tangled in the metal legs of the table and her chair, as she appeared to be having a seizure!!! She was only 4 years old!
I knew a seizure when I saw one, because my Step-Daddy had epilepsy. I lost my normal calm in a crisis self, and was screaming in panic, unable to get her out from under the table! I called emergency, and they talked me through, as I managed to finally get her out onto the floor safely away from the table. She was unconscious and I was unconsolable! My little girl has epilepsy?! I thought, as I cried while my little boy, 1 year old, looked on confused. While I was on the phone with emergency, they had told me to unlock my front door, and I did. But as I knelt by my little girl, I looked up just in time to see a man, like a gazelle, seeming to float over the tall cinder block patio that surrounded our front porch! He had his medical bag in his hand and was by our side before I knew it! It wasn’t even 5 minutes before the whole team of paramedics were there to help my little girl!
They calmed me down and took the phone from me to report that they were on scene. Then they told me to pick up my boy who was frightened by then, and holding him as he clung to me helped to soothe me as they asked me what had happened. They called my husband at work for me, and before I knew it, they were wheeling her out to the ambulance just as my husband arrived. I clung so tightly to him, as he told me it would be okay. I still could not get over seeing her like that! I was convinced she had epilepsy or a brain tumor. But by the mercy and grace of Jesus, she had neither! After all of the testing and hospitalization, they found nothing! But a week later, she came down with pneumonia, and her doctor said that sometimes pneumonia is preceded by a seizure! She healed quickly from the pneumonia, and we were praising God for His mercy. God was watching over her! And He sent angels in the form of a “flying” paramedic, and his team. I will never forget the sight of him! He was smiling calming as he leapt over the six foot tall wall! They were all smiling and encouraging…just what a panicked, hysterical mother needed!
Thank You Jesus, for those angels in white who minister to us. Bless them and protect them as they serve the sick and broken who need Your healing touch. In Jesus name we pray, Amen~
In his love, Denise~

05/22/2026

Good morning dear sisters in Christ!
Today I am sharing another answer to prayer, that the Lord gave me, early in my marriage.
Join with me in prayer…
Lord Jesus, we praise and thank You for all that You do and provide for us. You meet our every need, and bless us beyond our expectations. We are so grateful for Your mercy towards us, and we give You all of the praise and glory, in Your name we pray, Amen~
I was ready to have a baby as soon as we were married! I had stopped the birth control pill a month before our wedding. I was only using it because it helped lighten my normally heavy, painful periods. But a month had passed after our wedding, and I had no period! I was hoping to be pregnant, like my husband’s cousin, who was married a week before us.
Another month passed, and I was getting ready to go to the doctor to find out, when my period started. I was broken-hearted! But that was only the beginning of a hard year. I had been praying for a baby, feeling the strong yearning to be a mother. But the birth control pill I had been taking for several years, had interrupted the ovulation process, and my body was slow to start up again. I only realized that when I saw my doctor. I loved him! He was so kind and encouraging! He loved attending the births of his patients, and had a memory wall in his office of all of the babies he delivered! I so wanted to have my baby on that wall. I had been told by a gynecologist that my pelvic bones were too narrow to give birth naturally, so when my sweet doctor examined me, he said, “Well Denise, I see no problem with a natural childbirth! You could have a good sized baby with no problems.” I was praising God in my heart for this news! I knew the Lord was making a way for me to be a mother. But my doctor also told me it often took awhile to conceive after stopping the birth control pill. And he was right!
Every month that passed was another disappointment, and I became depressed. I was no longer my happy, perky self; and I kept the drapes closed in our new apartment, called Family Place. We had a lovely large apartment with a huge master bedroom, and a nursery! A small room perfect for a baby.
There were so many babies and children there, laughing and playing in the courtyards. I couldn’t stand to see it! Where was my baby?
My husband was frustrated with me, missing the cheerful girl he married, not understanding why I was so depressed. And I was pointing the finger at myself, thinking I was not worthy to have a baby, because I had aborted my first baby. Surely the Lord would not forgive me that!
I am so grateful that my husband did not leave me then! But it was a long year and plus a few months, when he took me up to the mountains in winter for my birthday. He rented a small, cozy cabin in the snow, and it was a wonderful night together.
We came home the next day, and prepared to go to dinner with my parents who were treating us to our favorite Mexican restaurant for my 21st birthday! My mom ordered me a Margarita now that I was of legal age, but as soon as I smelt it, I felt nauseous! My mom excitedly said, “You’re pregnant!” Then she said that the only morning sickness she had was the day after she conceived! I discounted it, and didn’t drink the Margarita. I did enjoy a small amount of my meal, but couldn’t eat much.
It turned out, my momma was right! She always was! I had conceived that night in the cabin in the snow.
I insisted on a natural childbirth, and took lessons. My instructor offered to coach me, because my husband was not up for that! It was a new thing then, in the early 70’s, and he was an old fashioned guy. Unfortunately, my beloved doctor no longer attended births by the time it was my turn. But I was thrilled to birth my little girl naturally, and treasured every moment.
It wasn’t until they brought in the birth certificate for me to sign, that the realization of God’s gift to me sunk in. I broke down in tears, crying in the bathroom as I held that certificate; the proof that God is Good, loving, merciful, and forgiving!
I will never forget that moment, or the sweet smell of my baby girl’s downy hair. I treasured the joy of giving birth to her, and her brother who came along three years later, almost to the same day!
My kids are 50ish now! And I love and cherish them and their children too! Knowing the blessing of God’s greatest gift, the gift of children.
Only by the Lord’s mercy and grace~
“For this child I prayed…”🙏🏻🕊️
In His love, Denise

05/18/2026

A bright good morning to you, dear sisters in Christ!
Today I will be sharing a story of the Lord’s protection, as I continue to share the ways the Lord has worked in my life.
We all have “near misses,” in our lives, where we should have died, but were spared. Angels behind the scenes? I believe so! The Scriptures tell me so.
“For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.” Psalm 91:11
This is the heritage of those who have made the LORD our refuge and dwelling place. (Psalm 91:9-10)
This was the first time I experienced the saving hand of the Lord in our marriage. We had only been married a few months when this occurred.
Join me in prayer, before I tell the story.
Lord Jesus, we praise and thank You, for Your loving care of us, Your daughters. We know You are with us always, and that Your angels help to keep us in all our ways. We also know that there are times when we are allowed to experience certain trials and troubles, for the growth of our faith and in clinging closer to You. We give You our praise and thanksgiving for it all, knowing how much You love us.
We praise You Lord, in Jesus name, Amen~

A few months after we were married, I was on my way home from work at night. Dennis told me he would be visiting his parents when I got off work, but would be home about the same time. I was happily singing to the radio as I was driving along a main road towards home. I had just passed the railroad crossing, as I changed the radio station, looked up, and saw the light ahead was turning yellow. The traffic was sparse, being late in the evening, and I knew I could cross before the light turned red, so I stepped on it!
My little car, in the photo, a 1970 Datsun 510 sedan didn’t weigh much at all, and it had a perky engine! She could go fast in a hurry! (The photo was taken before this happened.)
I would have made it easily… but the guy driving a big, old, Pontiac Bonneville, in the cross lane decided he could jump the green light, and pulled out in front of me!
It happed so fast! But everything froze in time, and it was all in very slow motion! As I stomped on the brakes, I saw that there was a woman in the passenger seat as the car approached from the left, and my car was heading right for her! In that split second, I turned my steering wheel to the right to avoid her, as I hit their huge car! It was all in slow motion, the sounds of crunching metal and breaking glass filled my ears. And then everything was still. My first instinct was to jump out of the car and see if they were okay, but I couldn’t get out when I pushed open my door, because my seatbelt was still on! In the crash, I felt my legs go all the way under to the pedals, and my head and arms hit the window and dashboard, so I thought I had forgotten my seatbelt!
Dennis and I were avid seatbelt wearers! Many people, including my parents, ignored those annoying new things. But I was a fan, and when I had my first date with Dennis, the first thing he said when I got in his car, was, “Put on your seatbelt, nobody rides in my car without it.” I swooned! And happily buckled up!
I was confused as I reached for my seatbelt and unlatched it. How on earth had my head, arms and legs gone so far as to hit and injure me so much, with the stationary seat belt tightly in place?! Because all of the impact was on me and my car.
I stumbled over to them, again really confused, because they weren’t in front of me! Their car was facing the opposite direction they were traveling in, and ended up on the far left of where we hit! My little car had hit that big old Pontiac square in the middle of the passenger side front wheel axel, spinning it away 360 degrees! My little car never moved from the point of impact… all the force was on me, and they were fine.
I was just relieved that I missed her! Police were already there, because they were at the McDonald’s on the left corner and saw it all happen! A nice officer asked if I was okay, and I said I was, but I needed to call my husband! There was a convenience store on the right corner, so I ran and asked to borrow their phone. We did not have cell phones back in the 70’s! They were concerned about me, but I said I was fine, and they let me use their phone. I wanted Dennis so badly! But his mom answered and said he had already left to go home. Now I was crying. I stepped outside just in time to see Dennis’ bright orange Roadrunner slowly passing the scene, and then screeching to a stop, his big wheels smoking, when he recognized my little car! It was totaled! A little pile of metal! I ran towards his car and he jumped out and ran towards me, enveloping me in his strong arms. I couldn’t talk, I just cried.
The officer asked me what happened, and I told him the truth. But apparently the people in the other car were doped up, so they arrested them and took my side! A hand slap, and I was heading home with my husband, as we were thanking and praising God for saving my life.
I was injured, badly, but no fractures. I ended up with deep bruising to my head, hands, arms, legs, and a deep bruise that crossed my chest and hips where the seat belt was! I know it helped save my life, but I also know that the Lord had a hand in saving that lady’s life as well as my own!
I’m a more cautious driver now, thankfully! But I also know that no matter what happens, the Lord is always with me, because He watches over all those who belong to Him~
Praise the Lord for His loving care!
In His love, Denise

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