Good Night/Bad Night

Last night we had the happy circumstance that BOTH of our girls were invited to (different) slumber parties. So we were very excited that we would have an evening to go out for dinner. We had been wanting to go to a restaurant that our friends, Terry and Lori Everson, had recommended from their visit here in February. So, we hopped on the bus to downtown San Jose and when we got off we had a few blocks to walk to the restaurant. At one of the intersections we were walking across the street at a green light, when I got sideswiped by a LARGE bus. Thank God, the bus stopped after I was knocked down to the ground, with only scrapes and a twisted ankle. John and I had perceived that the bus was going straight, when in reality it was only swinging wide to make the turn.

Although I was a bit shaken, we headed to this Asian fusion restaurant where we had a very nice meal. At the end of the meal, an Asian woman approached our table and asked if I had played a concert at Escazu Country Day School with my daughters! It turned out that she and her husband own the restaurant and that their daughters attend Country Day. She told us that her older daughter (who is 13) was on the verge of quitting the violin when she saw our girls perform and has changed her tune! So it was a happy end to a night that had a rough start.

Needless to say that our thankfulness is that I wasn’t hurt worse, and if you think of it, please pray for our continued safety while living in a city where pedestrians have to be on constant guard.