It happened more than thirty years ago, yet the memory feels as vivid as if it were last week — a quiet country road, a dark stretch of highway, and a moment of fear that turned into one of the most powerful lessons of our lives.
My wife and I were driving home late one evening after visiting family. The night was cold, the road nearly empty, and the stars faint behind a veil of clouds. Then, without warning, the engine sputtered, coughed, and died.
This was long before the days of cell phones. No headlights appeared behind us, no houses dotted the roadside — just miles of darkness. We sat there, listening to the ticking of the cooling engine, wondering what we would do next.
A Light in the Darkness
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