INSPIRATIONAL
Around midnight, we woke
up to someone banging at
the side door. We grabbed
our bathrobes, and realized
there was smoke all over the
place.
She stopped by later and thanked
me, but said they would be going
home that afternoon to visit her
family for the holiday.
That evening I remembered the oven
and asked my husband if he would
spray the cleaner inside and lay
papers under it.
He took care of it while I got busy
myself with other things, then we
went to bed.
Around midnight, we woke up to
someone banging at the side door.
We grabbed our bathrobes, and
realized there was smoke all over the
place.
My husband ran to the children's
rooms and I went to the door. There
stood our new neighbor and her little
girl.
They had just arrived home, and she
smelled smoke and called the fire
department. Within minutes , they
arrived. We’d gathered the children
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onto the enclosed frontporch,
wrapped in blankets, far away
from the kitchen area.
Immediately the firemen realized
where the smoke had started and
what had happened.
As I rushed to have a clean oven, I
forgot paper to catch the grease
doesn't go under a gas oven.
Although it had taken a few hours, it
caught on fire and the smoke had
spread around the house.
We felt awful. The damage was
minimal, but most important was our
three children who’d been sleeping
were safe. After airing the house out,
with the help of our friendly fire
department, we went back to bed,
thankful everyone was okay.
Thanksgiving came, we enjoyed the
day and were truly grateful for the
Lord's protection and for a kind
neighbor upstairs.