The prayer request:
I hit a deer on the way home this evening. We'd been to the Christmas Parade in our small town. I hit what was probably a 6 point buck while I was going 50 miles an hour. I slammed on the brakes, but didn't stop. I quickly assessed the situation; car still running, nothing weird on the light panel, still had headlights. So I continued about 2 miles to the closest store which we were planning to stop at anyways. I got out and checked and seen the damage. Popped the hood but didn't immediately see any radiator damage, but the temperature was fluctuating on the last 4-5 miles home.
After a bit I gave it another look, and seen a little puddle underneath. Popped the hood and fluid everywhere. My first impression is, it's probably a small crack in the radiator itself. Further inspection during daylight hours will to have verify this. If that is the case, I'm thinking I might be able to open it up and JBweld the crack. We'll see what it is though.
Radiator and grill are moved back 2" from their original position.
The praise:
It could have been a whole lot worse. I could have been killed via a bloody antler/windshield concoction. We could have had both lights taken out and had to try to nurse it to the store in the dark. It could be so badly damaged that there is no chance of patching it up. I was able to drive it back home, so we weren't stranded along a stretch of dark country road.
I know God has a plan, though I don't know what it is. And my first thought was Praise God! that it wasn't worse.
Thanks for all the prayers, and for listening.