I have been in a Christmas miracle.

My sister is in a nursing home. She hasn't had any one to visit her or call her since my brother moved her to the nursing home she resides in now. I have not been emontionally able to be with Peggy or been able to take her any where. I am in a better emotional space now, thanks to the Lord. On her birthday, November 23rd, I took Peggy out to breakfast/brunch at Cracker Barrell. Then I took her to get a manicure and a pedicure. For the pedicure, dead skin just rolled off Peggy's legs. And there was tons of dead skin left. So, I decided then that I would get Peggy again and give her a real good shower/bath.
Well, that was this Wednesday, December 2nd,. I didn't sleep Tuesday night because I was really pushing to get the Christmas cards done. I wanted Peggys's friends to know her address and phone number (I put a letter in with the Christmas cards). So I drove down to Indy picked up Peggy, we went to Crakcer Barrell for Breakfast again. I still needed some more Christmas cards. So, after eating we went to Wal*Mart and did some shopping for her and me. Well, I went to get her a motorized cart, I told her to go into the vision dept. there and make an appointment. (She couldn't read the menu for breakfast and had to use my glasses.) Well, I got back to her with the cart and they had made an appointment for 1:30 - an hour and a half away. So, I gave in and said o.k.

Peggy needs to have 2 surgeries, 1st for the renital bleeding in her right eye. She is practically blind in that eye right now. The second is the there is a growth over her cataract implant that needs to be removed. Peggy will have surgery on Dec. 9th, to take care of the bleeding. Her next eye surgery will by on Dec. 16. I have it all set up that I don't have to be there.

Well, back to Wednesday, I didn't get over to Linda's, my girlfriend, till about 4:00 to give Peggy her bath. I had to do a tremendous amount of physical effort to get that chore done. (Peggy weights about 240 and was unable to help herself into the van and into the bath tub.)

I drove Peggy back to the nursing home with a list of things that needed to be done and looked at. Then Linda and I ate dinner after this so I didn't start back to Monticello, till about 7:00 p.m. It was raining cats and dogs all the way. I had been fighting nodding off for about the last 15 miles before I was to take the exit off of I-65. So I was planning as soon as I got off the interstate I was going to pull off and take a short nap.

I didn't make it the last 2 miles. I bounced off the railings did a couple of 360's ended on the median hooked upon the cable barrier. Boy did the Lord take good care of me. I did not hit another car - Thank-you Lord, I was able to get off the cable barrier, and I could back up a bit but it was so muddy that was it. I called 911. A police trouper came, said he wasn't even going to put in a report. Then called a tow truck to come and get me.

He towed me to my exit, then I went on and got home. Didn't even look at the van's damage. On the drivers side is was covered from top to bottom with grass and mud. Even the hard rain didn't wash it off. I was not hurt at all. I am feeling fine. Yesterday, I went to State Farm and from there to Monticello body and collision shop. The estimate to fix the van is #$3,741.98 - my $250.00 deductible. The gentleman who gave me the quote said that it was 150% over the book price of the van. So, it is totaled. I have a rental car (insurance is paying for it) right now, till all the paper work is taken care of. Which should be in 4 or 5 days. So, right now I am not going to worry about transportation. But sure could use some prayer - don't have much to replace a car with. God has just really taken real good care of me. He also let me know that I can't do the type of physical effort that I was taking for Peggy any more, and I told her that. Also, I don't need to be doing any more all night'ers. Trust in the LORD!!!!
My therapist has introduced me to a gentleman that can help me get my poems published possibly, so I am really excited about that. I have talked to him over the phone once. And I am going to put pictures with the poems then let him see them. So, do some praying.

I have started back doing my exercise daily and getting up at 6:30 every morning. I feel I am getting my life back finally. A slow but sure process that the Lord and I are taking. I started writing again. And for me that is a real turning point.


Dad Lowman, is not doing well. He has Alheizmers. He is not recognizing the house, Mom or me at times. He says he wants to shoot himself, walk out into the lake and drown himself, or set fire to whatever. He is refusing to eat, which means he is not getting his medication - schedule wise and just refusing or spitting it out. I don't like the doctor that Mom took Dad to. He talked right in front of Dad about the possibility of his being put in a nursing facility. We had expressly asked that the doctor just talk to Mom about that. I suggested getting a second opinion - Mom wouldn't hear of it. I can do more with Dad than Mom can at this point. My suspicion is Dad is being passive aggressive, to Mom''s frustration. So, this is another prayer request.

But I am just overjoyed that God saved me again from my own follies. I was in a miracle - Know that the Lord God is real, and He loves each and every one of us.