Life is what happens when your?

I was talking to a friend of mine and we were going over the random things that have happened to me over the past 13yrs since she has known me. I never really thought about it until now but a few of those random things could have killed me. I know that i picked a strange time to bring this up but today we were talking about it an we laughed, because she asked me if i was cursed. I don't believe in that, but it is something to think about. Lets run down a list of things that have happened to me.
1. a car crash on January of 04. my father and i could have been killed but we lived thanks be to god. i figured it just was not my time or his. I knew we could have been killed because he saw the same type of accident and no one survived.
2.a series of fires that happened in the same year lead to one that also could have killed me. it was march of 05. One person was killed and several injured. Again i said it was not my time, because that one was close.
3. a hostage situation on thanksgiving of 06.I had just gotten home a week or so before that when a man decided that just because a baby was crying he could not take it any more. i had to walk out of my building hands held high and about a block to get into my cousins car. . That was a sad day, not because of me but because of the evil that some people have in their hearts.If you are sad and want to kill your self be my guest but don't take Innocent people with you.
I think god puts us through things just to see what we can a can not handle. He protects his children from harm and danger. I believe that, because there have been times when i know that i could have been taken away. I am grateful for the things and the people that i have in my life and i don't think i could ask for anything more. I think the things that have happened to me and to all of us make us stronger people.
So, be blessed and grateful for every day, because only god knows when our time is up.
I pray to god every day that i do the best that i can and that i make the right decisions. I pray that my heart can be open to love those who have hurt me and forgive those who have wronged me. I pray that my friends and family don't take things for granted that they should not, because anything or anyone can betaken away in a blink of an eye. Most importantly i pray for the life that god gave me, because with out the obstacles that i have gone through ( only 3 of my readers know about all of them) i don't think i would be the person that i am today. So, i thank god for making me the person that i am.With no complaints or arguments i keep going and i think you all should do the same.