On the afternoon of July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 crash-landed just outside of Sioux City, Iowa. Of the 296 people on board, 111 died. Of the survivors, only 13 walked away unscathed. Martha Conant (CONE-ant) was one of them. "That event was like being picked up by the scruff of the neck and shaken and God says, 'This is your only life. Just be grateful that you've go these days and these hours and these wonderful people in your life. Just be grateful for that.' Asked if she ever thought there was a reason why she survived unharmed, Conant says, "I have asked myself that question so many times. When survivors were being fed and cared for, I ended up talking to a young man who was a social worker. And he said, 'God must have had a reason for saving you. You haven't finished your life's work yet.' "One of the things that has followed me, surrounded me, wrapped me, I think, is that feeling of gratitude."

On the afternoon of July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 crash-landed just outside of Sioux City, Iowa. Of the 296 people on board, 111 died. Of the survivors, only 13 walked away unscathed. Martha Conant (CONE-ant) was one of them. "That event was like being picked up by the scruff of the neck and shaken and God says, 'This is your only life. Just be grateful that you've go these days and these hours and these wonderful people in your life. Just be grateful for that.' Asked if she ever thought there was a reason why she survived unharmed, Conant says, "I have asked myself that question so many times. When survivors were being fed and cared for, I ended up talking to a young man who was a social worker. And he said, 'God must have had a reason for saving you. You haven't finished your life's work yet.' "One of the things that has followed me, surrounded me, wrapped me, I think, is that feeling of gratitude."