My Whoa moment

I give Up!  I have wanted to put music to my blog for some time. I have researched it, I have downloaded a couple of programs, I have tried and tried and tried. All I have managed to do is confirm that I am a total computer illiterate. For now I can live with that because it is easier than being frustrated by the inability to get the result I want.  So for now, you will either have to remember the song I am going to refer to and
humm it in your head or just read a tuneless blog.

About a year and a half ago I had my first ever "Whoa" moment. Before I go any further I need to explain how I pronounced the word at the time I had this moment. The Wh was a slow and low breathy sounding wh and the Oa was and tad bit lower and longer. Go ahead, practice with me, Whhhoooa.

Ok, now that we have the sound established, here is my first Whoa moment.

I was driving in my car and thinking of how I could help my family to remain positive when I was not even sure that I had the energy to try to make the difference needed. I was so tired of trying to cheer up those around me while attempting to hide my own pain. Maybe it was just a feel sorry for myself day, the kind everyone needs now and then. Anyway, I had an older Carrie Underwood cd playing and it came to a song I was not particularly fond of. If I were not computer illiterate you would now be hearing the song

-Jesus take the wheel-  In case you are not familiar with the song, a girl is driving home and begins to slide on the ice (basically, in a nut shell). 

The chorus says -

Jesus take the wheel

Take it from my hands    Cuz I can't do this on my own

I'm letting go    So give me one more chance 

Save me from this road I'm on   

Jesus take the wheel 

And suddenly, the song was more than about a girl driving too fast on the ice, but rather a song about my life.

I distinctly remember being at a stop light and actually grasping the meaning of these words.

It made quite an impact.

So go ahead, say it with me......Whhhhoaaaa.

This post is strictly my interpretation of the words to the song. I know most people have ah ha moments,

it just happens that the word I said out loud was whoa.

Anyway, that was the beginning of a new prayer for me. Maybe it helped, maybe it didn't,

but I know I felt better after that moment.

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