What a Car Wreck Taught Me about Marriage and Parenting

Last updated on: January 25, 2016 at 9:00 am by Steve Austin

What a Car Wreck Taught Me about Marriage and Parenting 2016-01-25T09:00:59-05:00 Steve Austin

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The impact of the other car jolted me awake. I pulled over, dazed, heart pounding, to the shoulder of the interstate. I couldn’t believe this was happening. We were covered in debt and doubts and I’d picked up an extra twelve-hour shift that Saturday morning to try and make ends meet. The worst part? The insurance agent promptly reported, “Mr. Austin, your auto insurance lapsed three weeks ago.”

Waiting on the State Trooper seemed to last forever, so I called to deliver the bad news to my wife. I felt like all I ever gave her was bad news. I can still hear her say those heavy words, “I’m taking the kids to Florida for a while, until we can figure things out.”

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