RUNAWAY WALKER

Okay, this story is about 2 weeks old, but I haven't had a chance to write it down until now! The girls and I went to visit my parents, my sister, Coleen, & her family, and my grandma. For those of you who prayed for Grandma this summer & fall as she transitioned into assisted living -- thank you! She is doing great! So much better than I expected when I went to see her -- "...all things are possible with God."

One evidence that Grandma is doing well was that she wanted me to take her out to lunch. We went to Friendly's, and this particular restaurant is on a busy street (almost a highway) and up on a hill. Grandma has a teal-colored walker that she LOVES. She shows it to everyone that visits her and she calls it her "buggy". It has a storage basket under the seat, and on this particular day she stored her take-out container before we left Friendly's.

It was a very cold day, and my main concern after lunch was getting Grandma into the car, especially since she refused to wear a coat to lunch. Grandma let go of her "buggy" to get into the car and I helped her up the step into the van and got her settled. When I turned around, her "buggy" was gone! A panicky thought came into my head and then became reality -- Grandma's walker was moving at a fast pace down the hill and into the road!

I ran (and I am not a runner!) as fast as I could, down the hill. But just as I reached the road, the walker rolled right out into traffic (moving at 50+ mph). All I could imagine was having to tell Grandma that her "buggy" was demolished. And how was I going to get her back into her apartment without it??

Fortunately, a very nice man noticed the walker before he hit it. He slowed his car and stopped, allowing me to run out into the road and retrieve the teal-colored walker. As I was sheepishly pushing the walker back up the hill to my car, I could see the man and his wife getting a good laugh at my expense.

God is good. Grandma's buggy was safe and even her take-out quesadilla wasn't any worse for the ride. I considered sharing this adventure with Grandma once I got into the car, but decided that it would be more prudent to wait to share the laugh with my mom and dad. Grandma never noticed a thing and I guess that was for the best.

Here is a picture of Grandma with three of her great-granddaughters, Ella, Sammie, & Avery . Sometimes it's just better not to know everything that happens around us.