Hancock Reunion--Spanish Fork Canyon, UT
"Mariah, Mariah, they call the wind Mariah".
My dear little Mariah, who is now all grown up. I am so grateful that Mariah is still with us.
On Sunday, Sept 11, 2011 Mariah was driving home late from Logan, Utah to be back for school on Monday. She got tired, (at 2:00 am who would not) and drifted into a semi-truck and hit his tires. It took her mirror off and scratched up the whole side of her car. It makes me cringe to think what could have been much worse had she drifted into the middle of his trailer and gone in between the tires..... She did not over correct and went off to the side of the road and had a meltdown. She had tried to call us to talk and keep awake, but we were all asleep.
The Lord will not take away our agency, and lets us make sometimes unwise choices.
But if we are trying to keep the commandments and follow Him, if our mission is incomplete and it is not our time to go, we will still encounter consequences for our actions, and poor decisions, but He can protect us from leaving this life too early. Mariah has evaluated the take-away lessons this helped her to see at this time in her life. There were many for her. The main one I see is that she was very protected, the Lord is aware of her, and she is loved. Sometimes it takes a shaking-up to help us see the obvious things in our life, that we are loved and He is aware of each individual life and there is a grand plan for each of us. Being reminded of this and knowing He is there gives us hope and pushes us to seek Him more in a deeper way. If we have the right perspective , we are richer for the experience.
I remember when she was in 2nd grade in Logan, UT. Her teacher used the guitar in the classroom, and she taught the whole class songs. One of the songs they learned was "They called the Wind Mariah". It was so cute to hear them sing it and it has always stuck in my mind, "Mariah, Mariah, they call the wind Mariah". She was such a spunky little girl, and so friendly to everyone. She is a wonderful help in the home, does everything so well, and is organized. I miss her! I am so glad we still get to enjoy her in our family. We look forward to her coming in December when she is done with school. We will be waiting with open arms when the wind again blows her in our direction. We love you Mariah!
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