new traffic lights

The new traffic lights on highway 280 have finally been installed and turned on. There are 2 intersections between Chelsea and Oak Mountain. Both intersections have gotten more and more dangerous due to all the growth in this area. The bad news is that it does slow down traffic. The good news is that it does slow down traffic.

Personally, I’m thankful for the new lights. It’s sad the lights could not have been installed before little Rachel was killed there. A good friend of mine was traveling through the intersection one fateful day. Someone pulled out in front of her and her daughter died in the crash. I really didn’t want to attend the funeral, but I gathered my courage and went for my friend’s sake. To my surprise, that service was one of the most inspirational events I’d ever attended. It was better than a year's worth of sermons. It was what a funeral should be. Yes, it was sad and somber at times. But it was also an incredible celebration of life sprinkled with the sweetener of Heavenly hope and comfort. It felt so right and so good to sing upbeat contemporary Christain praise songs. We may not understand all the details, but we can always be comforted that God is in charge.

Well, since then I can hardly ever go through that intersection without thinking of sweet Rachel. Sometimes I’m saddened. Sometimes I’m inspired. But as in all things, I try to take the good and leave the bad. Another stumbling block turned into a stepping stone.