i have buckled my seat belt and i have my protective arm stretched across the passenger's seat keeping the kid from flying through the windshield. i hope. i hope i have that kind of adrenaline-induced-supermom strength.

being raised ultra religious and then rebelling against it, i have the tendency to do the "just in case" prayer. just in case there really is a god listening, just in case there really is some way this can be repaired by some higher being.....just in case. 

people find their god often in times of stress and they start wheeling and dealing. 

i am very tempted. are you there god? it's me....