What a weekend it has been so far! Memorial Day Weekends are always so full of congested freeways that tend to cause the true side of people to be clearly seen as drivers contend with those crazies who love to weave in and out of traffic; or you get behind slow drivers in the fast lane who ignore the need to be in the other lanes; and temperatures begin to rise; not only outside the car, but inside as well. Road Trips can be detrimental not only to one's health but also to their peace of mind as most people are in such a hurry to get to their destination and running into these situations cause a lot of personalities to shine forth when drivers are tested on every side; in front and behind. Reckless drivers are leading causes to tie ups and can end up slowing traffic almost to a stop or busy interstates virtually become parking lots from someone's lack of patience or lack of concentration while driving.
We can allow our self to be overcome with the stress of driving in unfavorable conditions or we can choose to allow road trips to become an adventure. I remember growing up in my large family and our road trips with all 9 of us in our little 1951 Chevy Daddy called his "Grey Ghost". He named her that after she would seem to die and it looked impossible for her to run again but he would continue to work on her and finally he would get her to running again and she would be good for many more years to come. That old car was certainly his dependable car and she was still running well and he was driving it in '67 when I graduated high school. But back to the road trips that left lots of awesome memories because Momma and Daddy knew how to make them awesome. We would sing songs, play games, and even take time to pull off to the side of the road when Daddy would spot something he thought was amazing and we would all pile out and enjoy the beauty of nature(God's creations) along the way.
I remember one road trip in the early 60's going to Florida and Daddy got behind this car going really slow and some of us began to verbally wish out load that they'd go on because we were hot and tired and back then very few people had air conditioning in the cars; so you rode with the windows down and the wind would blow and keep you cool; but that car in front of us was going so slow there wasn't anything but hot air blowing our way. Daddy noticed we were all getting a little uncomfortable so he pulled over and we all got out and stretched our legs and he could always find something to make us laugh about and release tension and after a bit we loaded back up and were on our way to our Pensacola destination. Daddy always had a way of making good out of bad situations.
We can all learn from past experiences and life is truly too short not to enjoy every moment we have. So, as you go traveling the roads this summer, take time to enjoy your road trip. If you run into some drivers or situations that try your patience, just pull off and take a look around at all God has created and find something to enjoy with those you have beside you; because some day you may have to drive that same road all alone; and once time is gone, it can never be regained. Enjoy the holiday weekend; be safe, and learn to enjoy your road trips, as well!
Be Blessed, dear friends, God loves you and so do I~~~
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