A few months back my family and I were travelling to my inlaw's house for dinner, which is 5 miles from our home. The sun was setting, which made for bad visibility. We were traveling at 70 mph when a deer jumped onto our hood causing significant damage. At first our insurance did not want to cover the accident at all. Then they decided not only to cover the repairs but they decided to claim the vehicle as a total loss. We decided to use the money we received from the insurance company to pay off some bills so in the meantime we have had a few rental cars but mostly borrowed a vehicle from a family member. The most recent vehicle we have borrowed is my sister in law Jamie's truck. It is not in great condition but it gets us from point A to point B. The last few weeks the heater has not been working so we have been frozen in the mornings as I drive the boys to school. Even more importantly the defrost has not been working and we have had a few snow storms, which requires defrost in order to travel safely, but miraculously we have gotten by.
A few days ago I was feeling a little down on my luck because of our vehicle situation, Jett got pink eye, our house hadn't sold, blah, blah, blah. Then that afternoon we received a text telling us that my sister in law EmmaLee's father in law had passed away very unexpectedly. That one text message changed my whole outlook of my day, week and months events. I realized that all these trials are temporary. They are not permanent, and a car can be replaced. Jett's eye will heal, and our house will sell when it's the right time. Most importantly my family is safe, healthy and thriving each day.
My heart breaks for EmmaLee and their family during this hard time, but I know and I know they know families are forever and they will be able to see their loved one again someday.
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