How to get up the hill

There are some things that are not so pleasant about where we are living right now. One of those would have to be the hill we have to navigate. Its not bad most of the time, but there are conditions in which its pretty difficult without four wheel drive. The times of struggle consist of when it hasn't snowed for a while, there is a slight thaw and then a freeze and we're climbing a sheet of ice. The other condition we've struggled with is when things start to melt and we're driving in slush and mud. Such was the case on today. After two attempts to get home after dance, we didn't make it, and Emma had to go potty so we stopped at a neighbor's house and then just waited for the bus to drop Bentley off. With Bentley safe with us we decided to try it again, but again we didn't make it. I was about to give up when Bentley suggested we say a prayer. He offered a very sweet, heartfelt prayer, and with me also continuing to pray that this would be a positive prayer experience we gave it another go... and We made it! It was none other than an answer to his prayer. As I drove it was almost as if it was more clear where I should drive. The thought came, stick to the mud, and it worked. Emma offered a prayer of thanks, and now whenever we go anywhere she says she's going to 'pray that we can make it up every time'.