Stupidity and Single Mindedness

I have been riding my bike to work for the last few weeks. I drive to a bike path near my house and bike about 8.5 miles one way. I work at the university and am currently a student so I have full use of the recently renovated gym. I shower and change there and then bike to my office. It's great exercise and it's nice not to have to worry about traffic or pay for gas.

Well last Monday I checked the weather that morning to make sure I wasn't going to get caught in the rain. We have been having some really bad storms recently. The weather channel noted that we would potentially be getting rain around 6:00. I knew I would make it home before that so I rode in. We left the office at 4:00 to huge dark storm clouds. I thought if I could just get down this hill and onto the bike path I would be able to make it. I was determined to do it and didn't even think about what other options I might have. As soon as I hit the rode it started to pour. I thought I've ridden in the rain before this is no big deal. (This is where the stupidity comes in!) So I keep going and soon it is hailing on me and I was being literally blown over. When I almost toppled over because the wind was so strong, I decided it was time to find some shelter.

Sometimes I think Heavenly Father must just shake His head and just put people in my life so I don't kill myself. I went into a Starbucks dripping wet creating puddles on the floor and who do I run into but one of the the women I spin with at the gym. I was wearing the same clothes I had been wearing that morning at class (I did my class and then rode to work) and she asked if I had a life outside the gym.:) She is a school teacher who doesn't live anywhere close to Fairfax and would normally be at work at that hour. Because of certain circumstances she just happened to be at a store nearby with her daughter and ran into Starbucks to get some coffee. She asked if I wanted a ride home. I told her no that I thought the storm (that was making the rain go sideways now) would blow over. (Sometimes I just look at something one way and don't even think to consider my options. ) Thank heaven for divine intervention!

I got myself a hazelnut steamer (YUM!!!) and waited for about ten minutes. The weather just looked like it was getting worse so I went over to the store she was in and asked if she would drive me home. The storm lasted for about five hours. I was so grateful for her offer and that I finally took her up on it. There were trees down and power lines down. It was a mess.

When I got to the office the next day to a concerned office. They all wanted to know if I had made it home and how. Then when I went to the gym on Wednesday one of the ladies in my class told me that she was talking to her spin class about me the night before and wondering how I got home. It was so nice to know so many people were concerned about me. :)