"May there be a silver lining back of every cloud you see ...."

                       

I took this photo tonight with my iPhone while walking to my car to make a quick trip to drop something off at a friend's house.  The gorgeous sky gave me goosebumps yet the photo doesn't actually capture the sky's full beauty.

While driving to my friend's home on a busy road near where my family home used to be, I noticed a male and female couple on bicycles, both wearing helmets.  I turned left onto the road to my friend's house, ran up to her door to deliver a book, and got back in my car to return home.  While driving back down the same avenue, I slowed to a standstill for two police cars, a mangled  bicycle, and a female body lying in the middle of the road.  My heart sank and I wanted to cry, "That's someone's mother, wife, or daughter."  There was blood pouring out of her mouth and she appeared lifeless.  I pulled over to the side of the road so fire rescue could approach the scene and prayed with all my heart that she made it.

I am blogging about this tragic incident because I am so appalled at how distracted and rude drivers are in today's world.  I don't know who hit her or anything about the accident, but I can't help but wonder if the driver was texting or distracted while talking on a cellphone.    My state won't consider legislation banning texting while driving and won't mandate using  hands-free cell phones . . . . but how many more people have to die? ♥