Diane McIntire was armed spiritually, but also physically.

She says it was God who kept her calm, able to rationally think through the situation even though it was a life or death situation and one wrong move could spell the end.

"I have a family, I have a life. I want to live. I have grandchildren. My thought at that point was to live to see another day," she told local news.

When the 61-year-old kidnapper Floyd May pulled a knife, McIntire knew she could turn the tables, she just had to be patient and wait for the right opportunity to spring a powerful surprise on the thug...

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