Everyday Miracles of Life
My older sister tells a story of many years ago, living in a small Kentucky town at the base of a mountain. One day a neighbor man called stating he was having a heart attack and needed help. Knowing the time span of calling an ambulance and having him transported to a hospital, she loaded her two young sons in the car and her neighbor. Driving him 30 miles to the nearest hospital and after waiting for assurance he was all right; she took the boys back to the car for the drive home. Her car was not performing right, so she stopped at the closest shop she could find for assistance. When the mechanic opened the hood, he looked at her and said, “I don’t know how you made this trip. All the belts under this hood are gone.” The belts were replaced and she proceeded to drive home again. By all logical rights, the care should not have made the trip and/or sustained major damage by driving the distance and speed she had driving without the belts to assist. For her, was the know...