Hi Clare and Sandy, and anyone else tuning into this!
I do think that they ride in the car, and sometimes (I have to laugh at this thought) that they're on the roof of the car, just chilling, as we go. I don't think some of them want to be all crowded into the back seat... ANYWAY
I was at a retirement ceremony for one of my husband's bosses on Friday and while I was there, the room felt VERY FULL at times, and I couldn't help but think that there were celestials present. There was a pretty good turn out of people but there were still a couple of rows of seats on each side empty, if everyone sat together side by side and didn't leave gaps in the rows with people. Yet, I couldn't shake off the thoughts that there were others present!
Sandy, as I was growing up, I saw my parents and family make the sign of the cross before they went off on the road, either with us kids or alone, and I just thought it was appropriate because in a way, to me it has begun to mean this: please bring me/us home safe or watch over me/us, whatever the outcome. Over time I developed a "You just never know" mentality and in a way, when you travel, I feel like you leave everything in God's will at that point. You know that you're going from one place to another, but then someone else affects how you travel: whether you're a passenger in a car or a driver, there's other drivers on the road; and this especially applies to plane travel when certainly there are pilots to get you to your destination, plus weather up in the altitudes that they fly the plane in and through.
Poor Sandy, getting stuck with a cranky man for 14 hours...!!! It would be hard to get through a trip if there was someone like that near by. Sometimes, people don't quite get that they're not alone in the experience in those cases!
Have a great day/night everyone!