How to Save a Life

I know it was a week ago, but Easter was awesome. I had an excellent e x t e n d e d weekend at home.

I almost died on the way back. In hilly/mountainous/forested northern Arkansas, my front right tire caught the gravel edge of the two-lane road on which I was driving, sending me swerving off the road, spinning down a muddy hill where I almost crashed into the trees where the forest began. It felt so surreal that I had to tell myself, "Grant, this is actually happening." I had my laptop in the passenger's seat playing my iTunes library, and the song playing while I was spinning down the hill was Mind's Eye by DC Talk, at this point in the song:

...like a child i hold onto You
in my moment of truth, yes i do

we can ride the storm,
endure the pain
You comfort me in my hurricane
and i'll never be alone again

I'm not even joking.

Several people stopped along the highway and ran down the hill to see if I was okay. I was a little shaken and embarrassed, but amazingly, my car and I were totally fine. After some tricky maneuvering, I was able to drive back up the hill back onto the highway.

*wipes sweat off brow*

God is good. Even if I had crashed and died, God is good. All the time.
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I finished two papers today. Relief.

14 days of class left. This is the part of the semester I call "survival mode."

I have a newfound love for the Philly Cheese Steak Wrap things in the food court. They combine three of my favorite things: red meat, cheese, and bread.

Amen.