The Eye of the Storm

Oh My!  Today Isabella and I took a drive up to Bellevue it was raining hard; however, when we left to turn around to go home it was a down pour on I 405 and I 90.  I could not see anything ahead of us and it was like we were driving into a river.  There was also a hevay wind storm and not many of the stop lights were working.  I truly thought we would be in an accident and I was just waiting for a car to come along and hit us.  As I was driving, I quickly decided to get into the far right lane and take the next exit which was the Mercer Island Exit.  During this time, I was keeping myself calm, listening about the storm on Komo 4 radio, and praying out loud that we would be safe.  We safely arrived to Mercer Island where we sat in the car for one hour waiting for the rain to let up.  I could not get a hold of Kirk so from my phone I quickly posted a message on facebook and thankfully many of my friends saw that we were stuck on Mercer Island and called Kirk to notify him where we were at so he was not worried.  I was truly grateful to have my phone, access to the internet, and a facebook account where I could quickly post a message letting others know what happened so that they could pass the word along to Kirk!  Thank you!  By the way Isabella told me she "never wants to go to Mercer Island again."  I was thankful that we found a safe location and we eventually arrived home safely.  I admit deep down inside I was very scared, but I knew I had to keep my attention focused and remain calm for myself and Isabella.  Someone truly helped me during that moment today.