February 11, 2017, my biggest fear became my reality. I was on my way to the REI Garage Sale in Bozeman and the unthinkable happened. I hit a pothole on the side of the highway and my car malfunctioned. My car went out of control going 70 miles an hour. I went through a fence into a ditch backward.

This has got to be one of the most terrifying moments of my life. I didn’t even realize I went into the ditch, I tried to drive out. Once I realized what happened I went into panic mode. I couldn’t find my phone, so I crawled out of the ditch and started waving my arms on the side of the highway. The first car I came across stopped and called 911 for me. I finally found my phone and called my mom.

All I could think about is how much trouble I was going to be in. I was panicking to my mom about how the insurance was going to go up because my car was totaled.

The police got there and they could not believe I was ok and functioning. The paramedics got there and told me the ditch is usually filled with water and I am really lucky.

The only thing that happened to me was my hat fell off and I got mud on me from crawling out of the ditch. If I would not have been wearing my seatbelt I might still be in the ditch because my car could not be seen from the road. It took the tow truck over two hours to get my car out.

Jesus definitely took the wheel on this one to make it a controlled crash.

That being said, it is important to remember life is fragile. No one knows when their life is going to flash before their eyes. Live every day like it is the last and have no regrets.

Let this be a message to everyone to wear your seatbelt overtime you get in a vehicle.

I truely believe Jesus was not just in my car with me that day, but that he took the wheel.