Smash. Wham. Bam.

Son Jared was set to return to WI Monday afternoon after completing some things that needed to get done for school.

However, he had a question for his Dad, my hubby:

Jared: Which route should I take to go back? I need to avoid the toll roads because of today's electrical problems.

Dad:  Route 20 is close by. Use it to get back to work.

Jared: I'm not familiar with that route

Dad: It's easy. Go on Route 20, turn right on Route 47; keep going North, and there you are. No big deal. Just watch for the speed limits.

Jared: No, thanks. I'll rely on my GPS

An hour later, you guessed it, he calls to say that he had gotten into an accident. He had gone on a different route than what we had suggested. He could not avoid the car in front of him which had stopped very suddenly while in heavy traffic. It was a  BMW 530i  from KY and its rear bumper was now ruined. Our car's front bumper, grill, and lights were caved in. What?! This after we had  put in over $700 in repairs a couple of weeks ago? We have a high deductible. How much will this fiasco eventually cost us? Higher insurance rates here we come. Oh me, oh my. Just shoot me now. 

Thank You, Lord Jesus, because...

- Priceless, irreplaceable Jared is  alive and well; and no one else was hurt

-The police concluded that no one was at fault

-Jared diid not get a ticket

- As awful as it looks, our car is still driveable (tho' we won't drive it on the road anytime soon)

-Jared eventually made it  back to WI  (driven by his dad)

It could have been worse. Much worse. No one died. We have car insurance.
Our car is just that ---  an inanimate car.  It's our children that count.

We were spared from sorrow once again, and I can't thank God enough.

May He provide for this expense.