You don't have to convince me!!

When my daughter was 14, EVERYTIME we'd get in the car, we'd go through the SAME routine.

We get in the car... and I would say, "Seat-belt."
She'd roll her eyes so I would snap, "IT's THE LAW."
With a heavy sigh, she'd put it on.

Yikes! teenage daughters! This went on for about a year - EVERYTIME we got in the car.

One night, we were running late and stopped at Taco Belle. She ran inside and we left. We were in a hurry. A half mile away, we were rear-ended by a drunk driver.

I will never forget her scream...
or the heart-stopping moment - as my Jeep spun out of control - the terror I felt when it hit me:

"Dear God... I forgot to make her put on her seatbelt."

We were hit a few more times and pushed into on-coming traffic.
When the Jeep finally came to a stop, I just closed my eyes.
I knew I had to look (at her)... but couldn't bring myself to do it until I knew the answer.
Softly I asked, "Monica... were you wearing your seatbelt?"
And she answered, "Yes I was. I put it on right before we got to the corner."

We call these "God things"

And today, my daughter is the Poster Child for seatbelts

Thank God your family is ok, Will...
and thank God for seatbelts.