Late Night Drive

My husband and I make a trip to one of his churches last night for a meeting.  I went along to help with the driving and to provide encouragement and support.  As we began our journey it was just starting to get dusky, you know that time of night when the sun is making it's descent on the horizon and the light is beginning to fade.  We knew to be on the alert for deer and other critters because that seems to be their favorite time to move around - dawn and dusk as well as at night.  We weren't very far north of town when we were both pointing out something different, but in the same vicinity.  Let me explain.  I spotted a doe standing near the base of a telephone pole off to our left and Bill noticed an owl sitting at the top of the same pole.  It was a cool sight to see both creatures so close, yet not even aware of each other, both were looking at us.  We saw several more deer and even had to stop twice for them to cross the road.  Good thing we gave ourselves an extra half hour to reach our destination.  Then on our way back we were being alert and cautious again because it was completely dark and as experience has proven again and again, we rarely have a time when we don't see something.  The great thing about last night, is that the full moon was helping us out.  We could see further down the road and the peripheral vision on both sides was great.  We did see a couple doe and a family of raccoons.  Nothing we had to stop for, just slow down and move over.  We are always so thankful for the protection and safety God provides us as we drive.  We rarely put the vehicle in drive without saying a prayer first.  We trust God to clear the way for us, but we also drive cautiously and defensively, especially at night.  Our motto is we would rather make it there (wherever that may be) alive and in one piece than get there as fast as possible.  We just wish more people would do that, especially on those late night drives.  Be careful, you never know what you may encounter out there in the dark late at night.