2 Feb, 2011
Plowing the Way!
Plow Helps Clear the Way for Expectant Mom
Snow couldn't stop a very special delivery
By Monica Buchanan
A special delivery for one Connecticut mom made for a dramatic story with a happy ending.
Cynthia Mello was expecting her second child when her water broke 11 days early. It happened during the height of Thursday’s snowstorm. Snow or not, little Jack was on his way.
“I didn’t think we were going to make it to the hospital on time. I told my husband to start shoveling the driveway. He came back in minutes later and told me there was too much snow,” Mello recalled.
Mello’s husband called 9-1-1, but the snow was quickly piling up and the driving conditions were getting worse. She didn’t know if the ambulance would get her from her home in Tolland to Saint Francis Hospital in Harftord in time.
“The ambulance driver told me he had such a hard time getting to us. We live up on a hill and they had a plow with them leading the way. The driver led us all the way to the hospital,” said Mello.
It wasn’t what she expected, but without that plow driver she says they never would have made it. A trip that usually takes her 20 minutes turned in a 2-hour ordeal.
“We were on I-84 and there were 4 tractor trailers that had jackknifed. We had to turn around and take back roads to the hospital,” Mello said.
They safely made it to the hospital and hours later little Jack William Mello was born.
Cynthia and Jack’s unusual escort is now the talk of the hospital.
“She called the ambulance because her water broke and the next thing we know we have a snow plow leading her in the ambulance so she can have her baby on time,” said Pat McDonald, a nurse.
Not only does baby Jack have a great story to tell his friends one day, he also has a very appropriate nickname- Jack Frost.
Article courtesy of NBC New York
Snow couldn't stop a very special delivery
By Monica Buchanan
A special delivery for one Connecticut mom made for a dramatic story with a happy ending.
Cynthia Mello was expecting her second child when her water broke 11 days early. It happened during the height of Thursday’s snowstorm. Snow or not, little Jack was on his way.
“I didn’t think we were going to make it to the hospital on time. I told my husband to start shoveling the driveway. He came back in minutes later and told me there was too much snow,” Mello recalled.
Mello’s husband called 9-1-1, but the snow was quickly piling up and the driving conditions were getting worse. She didn’t know if the ambulance would get her from her home in Tolland to Saint Francis Hospital in Harftord in time.
“The ambulance driver told me he had such a hard time getting to us. We live up on a hill and they had a plow with them leading the way. The driver led us all the way to the hospital,” said Mello.
It wasn’t what she expected, but without that plow driver she says they never would have made it. A trip that usually takes her 20 minutes turned in a 2-hour ordeal.
“We were on I-84 and there were 4 tractor trailers that had jackknifed. We had to turn around and take back roads to the hospital,” Mello said.
They safely made it to the hospital and hours later little Jack William Mello was born.
Cynthia and Jack’s unusual escort is now the talk of the hospital.
“She called the ambulance because her water broke and the next thing we know we have a snow plow leading her in the ambulance so she can have her baby on time,” said Pat McDonald, a nurse.
Not only does baby Jack have a great story to tell his friends one day, he also has a very appropriate nickname- Jack Frost.
Article courtesy of NBC New York
Matthew 7:13-14
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."
What does God's Story Scriptures teach us about being lead by Him?"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."
God will always lead you but it will not always be easy to follow. Cynthia and her husband tried to make it to the hospital by themselves. They were not able to so they called out for help. The large and inviting path of the highway was blocked by many people and thus, the plow was not able to get through. The plow and the ambulance needed to take several detours and side routes to make it to their destination. The normally easy trip turned out to be six times longer on the small and narrow path. God says in Matthew 7:14, "But small is the gate and narrow is the road that leads to life." In this case the road literally lead to the life of Jack.
How can I connect today's God Story Scriptures to my life?
Sometimes our life places us in the midst of a snow storm. We don't always know which way is the correct way to travel, yet God promises to lead us much like the snow plow led that little family to the hospital...God desires to lead you.
Have you allowed God to lead you?
Are you in the middle of a snow storm?? Does God need to guide you to safety?
God longs for you to call a "911" out to Him. Don't be caught up in your pride on believing you can do it all on your own. He wants to clear the way for the narrow less travelled road, the road that He knows is not easy but the rewards and health of you life mentally and spiritually are if you choose to call out to God.
Sometimes our life places us in the midst of a snow storm. We don't always know which way is the correct way to travel, yet God promises to lead us much like the snow plow led that little family to the hospital...God desires to lead you.
Have you allowed God to lead you?
Are you in the middle of a snow storm?? Does God need to guide you to safety?
God longs for you to call a "911" out to Him. Don't be caught up in your pride on believing you can do it all on your own. He wants to clear the way for the narrow less travelled road, the road that He knows is not easy but the rewards and health of you life mentally and spiritually are if you choose to call out to God.
How can I connect today's God Story Scriptures & my story to others?
As God moves in your life, your friends will begin to see a difference. Share about how the Road is not easy, and take time to share why it's different. At some point we all need to let God be the plow in our lives.
Continue to pray for your friends that they might see the need to call "911" when storms come in their lives. God works in many different ways. He could even call you to be a plow in one of your friends lives. Pay attention to ways God might have you help them. For an example God may need you to be the constant support, love and an understanding ear that they need from their friend.
As God moves in your life, your friends will begin to see a difference. Share about how the Road is not easy, and take time to share why it's different. At some point we all need to let God be the plow in our lives.
Continue to pray for your friends that they might see the need to call "911" when storms come in their lives. God works in many different ways. He could even call you to be a plow in one of your friends lives. Pay attention to ways God might have you help them. For an example God may need you to be the constant support, love and an understanding ear that they need from their friend.
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