One of the scariest nights of my life!

I am fine back in Ohio now... The flight was great. I sat by a wonderful man and had very stimulating conversation the whole flight home. His name is Joe.
Anyway, after such a great flight, I expected a wonderful welcome from my family at the airport. To my surprise they were not there waiting for me. So, I figured they were driving outside the terminal to pick me up. I waited to get my bag at the luggage claim, then went out in the 20 degree weather to see if I could find them. They weren't there. I thought that was odd. So, I waited..... and waited... and waited. It is not like David to be late. And it is not like him to just pick anyone up at the curb. I became very worried.
To add to my fears, Detroit and Toledo just had the worst snow storm of the season. And, that night we were getting an ice storm with freezing rain. I waited for over 2 hours. I obviously new something was wrong. David and the kids without a doubt should have been at the airport to get me by then. My worst fears passed through my head. I feared they had been in an accident on the slippery roads. They had no way to contact me or anyone else because I had the cell phone. I wasn't able to contact anyone either because the cell phone battery was dead. All I could do was cry and wonder. No one in the airport was helpful either. They wouldn't let me make phone calls, and they didn't care I was sobbing and shaking out of fear for my husband and children.
After 2 1/2 hours, I decided I needed to take action. I couldn't just wait at the airport - waiting for them to never show up. I had to find them. If they were in the hospital, I had to go be by their sides. I was just so worried that the injuries were serious...
So, I took a shuttle to the car rental company. I was sobbing the whole way. The people there were much more helpful and caring. The driver of the shuttle said he would pray for us. I appreciated that. And, I was praying the whole time also that my family was OK....
So I rented a minivan because that is what walk-ins have to rent, (what a rip!) I also got a GPS because I was in Detroit and had no idea how to get out of Detroit, nor did I know where the hospitals were that I was determined to find.
Driving away from the car rental I just cried and prayed for help and guidance. I was just about to get on the highway leading towards Toledo when I got the impression that I should drive by the airport terminal one time. The GPS wasn't working yet because of satellite reception, so I did decide to go back to the airport, after all. All the while though, I was madder than you can imagine at the stupid GPS because it was taking away precious time that I had to find my family. As I drove through the terminal, I saw our suburban! I couldn't believe it. I completely broke down. I park the rental in front of the suburban, ran over to it, and opened the door. (This is 3 1/2 hours after my flight came in) To my utter joy, my kids were inside and not hurt. David was in the airport looking for me... ( I was ticked that he left my kids in the car alone, but he was very worried too and not thinking straight...and I was just glad everyone was OK.) I ran into the airport and saw David going up the escalator. I was far away from him so I just whistled. Luckily my whole family knows my whistle, and he immediately turned around and ran down to me. Sobbing I just ran up to him and buried my head in his chest as he held me.
I told him that I had rented a car to go find him and the kids, so we needed to return it. The car rental place was very helpful and just voided out my rental. They were all concerned for us... That was nice.
After I got into the suburban with my family we were able to figure out what had happened...
DAVID WENT TO THE WRONG TERMINAL! I could have killed him! He thought I was on the same airline that I took to AZ. But, coming home my airline changed. That is why I had sent him the itinerary. But, he didn't pay attention to that detail. So he and the kids were at the luggage claim for 2 hours waiting for me to show up. They were going up and down all over looking for me. Apparently there was another flight coming in from the same place I did (on that airline) at the same time. But, that airline was delayed. After the luggage claimed emptied and the conveyor belt stopped, my husband and kids started to get really worried. David asked if there were 2 luggage claim points in the airport. The people working there told him that the one he was at was the only one... So he didn't know what to do. Finally after much more time, David found someone there that had a laptop. He asked to use it and checked the itinerary again, this time noticing the changed airline. He then asked where that airline's baggage claim was and was told that it was at the "other" terminal. Upon hearing that, he quickly loaded the kids up in the car and drove over to my terminal baggage claim. But, I wasn't there. I was getting the car rental at that point. IT WAS 3 HOURS LATER! So, David thought that maybe I went to check the other terminal for them... So he drove back over there to find me. Of course he didn't find me though. Then Faith suggested that they say a prayer to find me. She did and they decided that maybe they should go back to my terminal one more time. That prayer was said at the same time I had said a prayer and was about to enter the highway. But, I felt I should go back to the airport. So we both showed up at my terminal within a couple of minutes of each other. Our timing was perfect and we found each other. One minute off, and I would have passed by the terminal to head home and the hospitals, and David and the kids would have never left the airport all night. I thank my Heavenly Father for the power of prayer and answering ours!!! We were all safe. Very much shaken up... but safe and together.
Moral of the story... Believe in the power of prayer and get cell phones for everyone in the family! We are in the process of getting me one now...