A Kiss and A Kick

Last Sunday a dear couple I know from church stopped by the house and gave me this lovely bouquet of flowers. This sweet, simple gesture of kindness touched my heart and really made my day. Every week they bring a beautiful arrangement of flowers and place them on the pulpit for everyone to enjoy. This time they shared them with me after the meetings were over. What a nice reminder that it doesn't take a lot to brighten someone's day.


As you can see, my week went a little bit downhill after Sunday!


Traveling home from the store Wednesday afternoon, I was in a little fender bender. I had decided to skip the freeway because it was getting close to rush hour and, with the construction on the Vista overpass, I didn't want to get tied up in traffic. As it turned out, that would have been much faster!


I was first in line at the red light on Overland and Vista. When my light turned green, I proceeded through the intersection. To my surprise, the fellow coming the opposite direction decided to make his left-hand turn at the same time. I slammed on my brakes but he hit me any way. Oh, how I hate that sound! I was so shaken up, it took me three tries to call 911! Nobody was hurt. I waited nearly 20 minutes in the middle of the intersection for the police to arrive. So grateful for air conditioning! Long story short, the other guy was clearly at fault. He didn't understand that a green light meant he had to yield when turning left. New driver, fresh from Colombia. Bet he won't try that again!