[CS-FSLUG] Near Death Experience

[Timothy R. Butler]

Hi Kelly,
> I just wanted to share this story with the list.
> As some know from my last post my wife has filed for divorce. I cannot

	Somehow I missed, that. I am so sorry to hear that -- I will be 
praying for you.

> tell you all how much your prayers meant to me.
> To seek a temporary solution for a place to live I purchased a travel
> trailer. It took almost all the money I had to buy it. Yesterday I went
> to pick it up with my friend and neighbor from the past 12 years. We
> pulled the trailer 100 miles with no problems at all until nearly home.
> The trailer suddenly started fishtailing and jerking the truck all over
> 3 lanes of highway. We crashed into one side of a bridge then the other
> then the whole truck and trailer spun around and was facing traffic on
> the highway. The fact the 32ft. trailer never turned over and went over
> the side of the bridge was a miracle.The fact we never hit another
> vehicle was another. The truck and trailer both look like a piece of
> crumpled foil. My neighbor and I walked out without so much as a

	Amazing. Both horrible (about the trailer) and wonderful (that it 
didn't hurt you or your neighbor).

	Will your insurance cover it?

> bruise. I didn't know who else to call so I called my wife. She came
> and got us and agreed to let me have the truck taken to our house and I
> had the trailer pulled to a lot. The wrecker bill was $1100. I was at
> my house ( or used to be) then went to check on my neighbor. The dust
> had just settled from all the commotion when a pastor and some people
> from a church showed up at  Jim's  house. He had visited a church the
> previous Sunday. What better luck than to have a pastor show up at that
> moment. He prayed with us both and I walked off feeling grateful at a
>
	God is great at timing things (understatement). :-)

> moment when it would have been easy to wallow in self pity. I don't
> know what is in store for me but I do know the Lord will be there to
> hold my hand.
>

	I'm just so sorry you're going through all of that. Please keep the 
list updated...

	Blessings to you.

	-Tim

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