Okay, did you know that it is polite to pull over when you are passing a funeral procession on the highway?
I was driving down Highway 550 today and a funeral procession was passing me going the other way and I was one of only two cars that pulled over and I was blown away! I was so frustrated because people today are so self-focused and always in such a hurry to get to wherever and the fact that they can't even show a little respect for pulling over for two minutes just floored me.
Well, my brother, Brady, called in the middle of my frustration and he reminded me that maybe everyone doesn't know that they are supposed to pull over. Well, now 60-500 people will (depending on how many readers I have today).
I love pulling over for funerals. I know, that sounds crazy, but I do.
The first reason is that it gives me a minute to pray for the family and friends left behind by the person who died. That procession is a line of sad people who have lost someone very dear. I love to pray for them. And that usually turns into a time that I thank God for my family and friends. It is a great time for me in the midst of my crazy drive down to Farmington for an oil change and a run by Sam's and Target.
The second reason that I love it is because of how I know it makes those people feel. When I went to Nashville for Maria Chapman's funeral it was so heart warming to see people pulled over on the side for our cars. It felt like they were saying that they cared. The best part was this one older man who had been mowing his lawn and he stopped and took his hat off as the procession drove by. That was a sad sad day, but the respect that those people showed was just a small bright light during that dark day.
So, I pull over for funeral processions and I get frustrated when other people don't. I know, I can only control myself and all of that psycho babble (which happens to be true), but it does frustrate me. There is my soap box for the day. I'm sure Brady will be proud of me because he was just telling me how all of my blog posts are so positive. Well, Brady, here is a gripey one! (I love you, by the way!)
The next time you pass a funeral procession, just pull over! Pray for the mourning ones and thank God for your family! Someone will notice and you may just make one person's day a little less gray!
I was driving down Highway 550 today and a funeral procession was passing me going the other way and I was one of only two cars that pulled over and I was blown away! I was so frustrated because people today are so self-focused and always in such a hurry to get to wherever and the fact that they can't even show a little respect for pulling over for two minutes just floored me.
Well, my brother, Brady, called in the middle of my frustration and he reminded me that maybe everyone doesn't know that they are supposed to pull over. Well, now 60-500 people will (depending on how many readers I have today).
I love pulling over for funerals. I know, that sounds crazy, but I do.
The first reason is that it gives me a minute to pray for the family and friends left behind by the person who died. That procession is a line of sad people who have lost someone very dear. I love to pray for them. And that usually turns into a time that I thank God for my family and friends. It is a great time for me in the midst of my crazy drive down to Farmington for an oil change and a run by Sam's and Target.
The second reason that I love it is because of how I know it makes those people feel. When I went to Nashville for Maria Chapman's funeral it was so heart warming to see people pulled over on the side for our cars. It felt like they were saying that they cared. The best part was this one older man who had been mowing his lawn and he stopped and took his hat off as the procession drove by. That was a sad sad day, but the respect that those people showed was just a small bright light during that dark day.
So, I pull over for funeral processions and I get frustrated when other people don't. I know, I can only control myself and all of that psycho babble (which happens to be true), but it does frustrate me. There is my soap box for the day. I'm sure Brady will be proud of me because he was just telling me how all of my blog posts are so positive. Well, Brady, here is a gripey one! (I love you, by the way!)
The next time you pass a funeral procession, just pull over! Pray for the mourning ones and thank God for your family! Someone will notice and you may just make one person's day a little less gray!
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