We can be driving along the highway of life , singing along with the radio, when suddenly there’s an obstacle in the road or a traffic jam or the tire blows out and our life changes. But other times we get a little warning from road signs that the road ahead is curvy, hilly, narrow, detours, or there are other possible dangers.

It’s like that in life, too. Unexpected challenges eventually come. Sometimes God gives us a little warning that we need to be ready , but we don’t always recognize it. For instance, in my last post I wrote about accepting whatever comes with faith and calmness. Then I had to call 911 because my daughter was struggling to breathe even though she was on oxygen. I recalled what I had written as I was driving 80 mph trying to catch up with the ambulance.

I used to worry that I was somehow “tempting fate” by writing about trusting God. But that’s the wrong way to think. My life is not controlled by fate!

Now I see the Spirit’s inspiration to write those posts as God preparing me for curves in the road. They may not happen immediately, but they will come. And hopefully I am helping my readers with their own journeys.

My daughter is in the ICU with strep pneumonia, but she’s in good hands. I am trusting the nurses , doctors, and God. Not that this isn’t stressful and of course I have had moments of fear and sadness. It’s hard to see her full of tubes and on a ventilator. But God is comforting me and I have a good support system. I feel much more relaxed than I did with her last hospitalization. I think I’ve learned to trust God more since then.