My Journey to Phoenix-(My Promise Land)

Saturday, January 14, 2012 was the beginning of my journey to my “promise land”.  Thank God for my nephew, Xavier, who helped get me here. It was quite an interesting drive. 

Day One’s Adventure: We were about 30 miles from crossing into Beaumont, Texas when my nephew realized that I hadn’t gotten an inspection sticker for my new car! I had just gotten my license plate in a few days before, and totally forgot about going to get my inspection sticker.  We were in the middle of nowhere and I needed that sticker before leaving the state of Louisiana! Thank God for my nephew’s “smart” phone and the GPS, we were able to locate a place that was still open (at least they waited for us to get there!). Needless to say, God was definitely guiding us!

It took us all day on Saturday to drive across Texas.  At about 11:00 p.m. we checked into a hotel in Ozona, Texas.  This was our half-way point.  It was a long day, but our trip was only halfway over.  We still had another long day of driving ahead, so we showered and got some rest.

Day Two’s Adventure: After a good night’s rest, we got up, got dressed, and had breakfast at the hotel.  They had bacon!!! I was so glad to smell bacon when I got off the elevator! I thought it would just be a continental breakfast, but it was a full breakfast: eggs, bacon, biscuits with gravy, toast, fruit, muffins, yogurt, cereal, etc.! We got full and then it was time to hit the road.

I remember thinking the night before that we needed to get gas before getting on the road Sunday morning.  Well,…..let’s just say, I was a little too excited about breakfast and forgot about getting gas! LOL!  So after driving about 45 minutes to an hour, my nephew (thank God) looked over and realized the needle was almost on “E”! My car said “15 miles to empty”! Again, we were in the middle of what seemed to be nowhere!  There was just flat uninhabited land and nothing in sight for miles and miles! I was like “OMG!”  Once again, my nephew used the GPS and his “smart” phone to find how far the next exit and nearest town was.  It was “13 miles” away! I was praying that they had a gas station there.  After driving for what seemed like an eternity, we got to a small town named “Iraan”.  Thank God they had a gas station!!!! Once again, my nephew saved the day! God knew I needed help on this journey! Thank God he sent Xavier!!

We finally made it into Phoenix about 8p.m. on Sunday night, January 15, 2012! My text message sent to family and friends read: “Just crossed over into my promise land-Phoenix! It took me 41 yrs. (one more than Israel’s 40:-) but I’m here now! In His timing! Expecting His promises 4 me!

Entering Phoenix!

My nephew, Xavier, and I 

(at the Phoenix airport before he boarded the plane back to Louisiana)!

So thankful God sent him to help me make my journey to Phoenix!