Grateful To Be Here

Today was my final visit of the gratitude tour of Food Bank facilities. I have been to Durham, Raleigh, Sandhills, New Bern, Greenville and that just left Wilmington. One of the benefits of these visits is I get to spend a good day in the car with the Food Bank CEO, Peter, and he drives so I can needlepoint.  
We left from the Raleigh branch around 12:30 and headed out I-40 towards the coast. Not half an hour into our trip we saw big plumbs of black smoke down the road and a state police officer merged on to the highway at a high speed with lights on. Moments later we came upon a horrific accident on the other other side of the road. A car was fully engulfed in flames and another mangled car was right near by at an odd angle blocking all the west bound lanes.  
As we approached a man in a car up ahead of us pulled off to the left side of the road near the flaming car and got out of his car. Just as I was saying I hope that the car does not blow up and hurt the bystanders the car did just that. Thankfully we were not right beside the accident as we went by.  
The cars going left were already stopped with a good long back up line. We drove at least a few miles before we saw a fire truck going to the scene. Tonight I saw on the news that someone died in that crash and three others were badly hurt. It made anything I might have been complaining about seem petty. I am thankful that more people were not hurt and send prayers for the person who was killed.
I am trying my best to be grateful for everyday. I was going to Wilmington to express gratitude for the good workers who help feed people who need help. Now I am grateful that I made it there and back safe and sound. You just never know when your time is up. Cherish every moment.