jeudi 4 mai 2017
As Her Van Caught Fire, This Mom Learned What Really Matters: The Kids She Saved
That's my van. Wait - that was my van. But my kids are safe and good. I just got a second degree burn on my foot. I am...
Posted by Finding Joy on Saturday, April 29, 2017
Rachel Martin was driving her five kids to the park when she mistakenly missed the turn she was supposed to make, put her family van in reverse, and noticed every warning light suddenly turn on. Seconds later, she lost control of the steering wheel and was unable to brake. As she slowed down and made it to the side of the road, white smoke started to emerge. That's when her 11-year-old son got out of the car and saw a fire starting in the engine.
Rachel shared her traumatic experience in an emotional post on her blog, Finding Joy. After noticing the fire, Rachel knew she had to act fast. "That's when I screamed for everyone to get out. That's also when, in my not so brilliant thinking, I scraped my foot under the burning vehicle in an attempt to snuff out the fire that was burning on the ground," Rachel said, adding, "But my kids were out. And as I watched my van that was the first thing I owned on my own since my divorce, that had gone with me from Minnesota to Tennessee, that had all our stuff in it - go up into flames - I didn't care."
Though her van and other valuables were destroyed in the fire, she learned about what really matters in moments of distress. "We work for stuff. We don't want to lose stuff. But when the stuff gets taken and our family preserved - we quickly realize how much the stuff doesn't matter," Rachel said.
Following the incident, Rachel shared a separate blog post with six invaluable pieces of advice for dealing with a similar unexpected scenario. She's also taken to Facebook to share her story in an attempt to impart her learnings. In a photo depicting the inside of her destroyed van, Rachel reinforced, "You see, I don't see stuff destroyed. I see lives saved."
That's what is left of the inside of my van. The seat closest to you is where my daughter Grace was sitting just thirty...
Posted by Finding Joy on Sunday, April 30, 2017
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