Today my sister had a flight back home from an airport a couple towns over. My aunt wanted to come along for the ride. But, she was also having some trouble with her leg swelling and wanted to talk with her doctor. She was able to make the phone call before we left and make an appointment, so decided it was fine to leave. As we were on the road, the doctor’s office called and suggested she go to an urgent care to make sure there wasn’t an emergency situation and changed the appointment for the day after tomorrow. Since we were already on the road, my aunt just wanted to keep going and go to the urgent care when we returned. The drive was beautiful. The red and orange fall leaves were glowing in the sunlight. My aunt noticed how things had changed since she the last time she had driven that far, which had been a very long time. She stopped driving on the highway on her own about 10 years ago. She realized she was nervous and that her reaction time was not good, so she made the decision to stop. She is still pretty self aware. We all enjoyed the drive, but sad to say goodbye to my sister. When we got back to my aunt’s house, she found lots of things to do and reasons not to leave for the urgent care. I told her I would be happy to take her and we finally got there in the late afternoon. They ran a few tests, assured my aunt that there was nothing emergent going on, and encouraged her to wear compression stockings. My aunt was very relieved and found the stockings when we got back to her house. I could see she was more relaxed, although tired. She is hoping to get a good night’s sleep after waking up worrying the past couple of nights. My sister kept in touch and made it back safely. We were all grateful for the safety and companionship of the day.

I Found God today in safety and companionship.