I spent half of the day at home yesterday. It had started snowing and I thought driving would be a breeze. After all it was just snow and I grew up in the Midwest. In the Midwest it takes a blizzard to warrant a snow day. In the South it takes a light coating because of the road consistency.

I started off slowly and drove to my first appointment. As I was leaving that first appointment I noticed that I was not able to drive more than 10 miles an hour because traffic was literally at a slow crawl.

I called one of my friends in my business to see what she had to say. She said she was at home and not going to go out on the roads. I tried to stop at a stop light and kept sliding right through the red light. That was when I decided to call my company and tell them to reschedule my visits for next week.

I am not a coward and when I was younger I may have had more courage to drive in conditions like this. I have certainly driven in worse. What I am is more considerate of others as I age. What if there had been a child crossing the road when my tires decided to disregard the red light? Would they have been able to get out of the way in time to dodge my car?

I am also more fragile. As I age my bones seem to hurt more and just a year and a half ago I tripped and broke my collar bone into fragments. That is the first major bone I have broken but the fracture was severe enough to warrant surgery. I don’t think my body would much care to be in a wreck, or my car for that matter.

Usually when I have an unexpected day off I spend some time writing in my novel. It is a refreshing time to spend with God also as I search His word for inspiration.

The other thing that I plan on doing is deep cleaning. When I spend a day off doing that I am more than eager to get back to work. lol