Alva Review-Courier -

On the beginning of a new year, I would like to share how wonderfully blessed I was this last week and why I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else!

Last week, my wife and I were returning home after enjoying a wonderful Christmas Cantata in Mooreland when I glimpsed something on the right side of the road as we topped a hill. Not having time to swerve and miss it, we hit a 6-inch by 6-inch by 3-foot square log with the right side tires. Immediately, I could tell the right front tire was blown.

After moving the log from the road so as not to have any other travelers join me, I started to assess t...