Please be careful...

I was hesitant to share this on my blog. It's not that I'm trying to keep my life private, I just didn't want to create drama, etc. but I feel that we all need to be reminded of this because I know we all do.


On September 29, I was hit by a car while walking through a parking lot.

My body landed on the hood (this bruised my hip) and rolled off the hood onto the concrete, I landed on my elbow, which scraped up my hand, arms, etc. and I my elbow was bleeding.

I walked away from the accident with just bruises and a bloody hand and elbow. I was thankful that I did not hit my head or hurt my neck or back through the accident. The Lord really protected me.

The lady that hit me was distracted while driving, and I too was distracted while walking across the parking lot. I did look both ways before crossing but because my head was down while walking, I did not see the car fast approaching me.

I share this story with you for two reasons:

Texting, eating, changing the radio, digging in your purse are not just things that you should not do while driving on the road but also while driving in parking lots; even more so not in parking lots because people are walking every where and the moment you put your head down, you may hit someone, like in my case and it could be a lot worse than my accident.

ALSO, walking through a parking lot and not being fully aware of drivers while walking is not a good thing. Sometimes, we think that all drivers see us walking and that they will stop for any pedestrian but like in my case, the lady did not see me (for whatever reason) and she hit me.

The lady that hit me was just going to work. She wasn't drunk; she wasn't a teenager; she wasn't anything that they show on those "don't text and drive" commercials. She was just going to work. She felt awful about the accident. She probably felt worse about it than I did - I was just bloody and embarrassed.

All this to say - please be careful while driving/walking. A child could easily run out in front of a car and if your head is down for a moment - it could be tragic.