Piece o' Cake!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
No, not that ugly cake that I made Josh for his birthday, but the ride to Milwaukee. Remember me telling you all that I wrote my will, said my final good-bye's, and ate my favorite "last" meal? No? Okay, because I didn't BUT I was sick to my stomach not wanting to take that drive for the first time by myself.
As I was approaching the highway before having to merge onto the Intersate, I was praying to God, my teeth were chattering, my palms were sweating, my face was twitching, and my eyes were watering. I got my spedometer up to 70MPH and got my nervous butt onto that 3-lane interstate . . . . and it all disappeared. Disappeared like I was simply conjuring up the physical things that were happening to me but I wasn't; the steering wheel was steamy and my heart was finding its perfect beating pace all over again. Before I knew it, I fit right in with the traffic, in the fast lane, driving as if I did this kind of thing every day. 55 highway miles later, I got to school safely and perfectly fine.
As I sat in class, all I could think about was the ride home in the dark. Well, same thing. All went perfectly fine! I found myself passing people up, being the more talented driver above the other people around me. It felt so good! I felt a sense of empowerment, knowing that I just tackled one of my biggest fears all my myself (and God's protection).
I have officially driven to and from Milwaukee twice and I do admit that when I think about having to take that long ride by myself, my heart skips a beat and I get that tingly, weak feeling in my bladder (but without the wet, warm feeling!), but the difference now is that I know that I am in control. :-] Milwaukee, bring it on, baby!
Posted byAshley C. at 9:36 AM
Labels: lesson learned, school, struggles
