Near Misses

I was planning a post about our dog, Haley's near miss yesterday. My husband inadvertently ran over her in the driveway. She was asleep behind his car and decided not to move when he cranked the engine. She went all the way under the car and came out the front. I looked out the window to see her struggling with a third of the length of the car to go. Thankfully, she was unharmed physically, as the wheels did not touch her...but it was a frightening experience and she is definitely spooked.

This morning my Mom sent me the following picture. This is my twelve year old nephew's bed. This happened a couple of nights ago during a windy storm. Thankfully, he was spending the night away and was not in his bed. He returned the next morning to find this scene.

Last week the cord of a space heater in our house caught on fire. My husband was standing one foot away from it at exactly the moment it happened and was able to extinugish it immediately.

This series of events has made me stop to think about all of the "near misses" in our life we don't even realize are happening. The prayers that are answered for our protection without our knowledge. Thank you, God, for being busy at work in ways we never even see.