Ah yes.....
Some may know, and many don't, that our son is on his second vehicle in less than a year of receiving his license. And with this second vehicle has came some frustrating challenges. I won't go into all the details, but will say - this car has been in the shop 3 different times now. . .with the first time requiring them to hold it in shop for SIX weeks, the second for 4 weeks, and the most recent for 1 day. The first time being the engine was blown. The second time...well, the engine was blown again. The third time...that's where my story comes in. :)
Dad was going to break the engine in this time. As you know the first 1,000 miles are crucial to that happening. In order for that to happen, Dad gets to take Mom driving to each of her far-away favorite eating spots more often! We also get to go for alot of loooong driving sprees which I love! Afterall...Dad loves to drive - Mom loves to ride. We have quite easily racked up the necessary miles in a very short amount of time....much to Levi's delight (he gets his car back sooner). As Levi would listen to the engine though, he would repeatedly tell his Dad "something just doesn't sound right about it.". But, he could never pin point it.
That brings us to last Friday night.
Dad and Mom, were out driving son's car, coming back from Huntsville - a little over a hour away from home. We had a nice dinner in Huntsville and were driving through Conroe to see some homes we have been considering moving to in the not too distant future. While driving, the power steering goes out. Seemingly odd - we decide to just deal with it and continue on. Next, the word "Battery" displays as well as the word "Brake". (It's a stick shift, if that matters)
Hmm...well ok. David made sure we still had brakes....and thankfully we did. He had looked under the hood earlier and noticed a belt had came off which in turn affected everything else. Not too much of a concern because we assumed the battery alone would last us the rest of the trip of home.
Guess what?
At 9:00 pm, on a two lane back road, we were pulling off on the side with a now non running car. Yay.
Thankfully, we had called our son, Levi, earlier and told him to be on-call for us in case needed. It messed up his plans for the night....but hey!
Mind you...we were not on the highway, which would have been so much more easier to find us....we were on the dark back roads. So, David gave Levi instructions to find us, called a tow truck, and then we waited. As we are waiting, our flashers are going quite dim.....nice! It just added more to the adventure! A police stopped as well as one other person. But, help was on the way....at least we believed it was. :)
As we waited, there was LOTS and LOTS of frogs and various insects of the night making their beautiful melodies. I sat there and laughed telling God "Thanks for the enjoyment! I get all I want for free right now!" That is something I have always loved - the songs of the creatures of the night. I have many stories of that love, but won't share that now. Waiting was not done nervously or worringly, for as I shared above - I love adventures - and that's just how I saw this one. I knew God would get our son to us...and He did. I knew we would get the help we needed to get the car home....and we did. God was in control.
There has only been once in my lifetime that I have NOT enjoyed an adventure (that I can recall) and that would be when David, me, and my Dad seriously got lost in the woods!! That could be a whole other Blog in itself, I tell ya!! I will tell you....that the trails were looong G O N E, we could have desperately used a machetti (sp?), the familiar sounds of civilization were deceiving and confusing us from every angle, and we were going in circles. To no help whatsoever my "dear" Dad was behind me saying such things out loud as "Well, I think we may have enough water til someone finds us." and other various no helping words. Should have left that man at home!! Let's just say it scared the crap out of me in every sense of the word!! Lol!! I will say - we survived, found our way out, and lived to tell about it. Today....well today, as much as my heart is IN the woods and LOVES the woods....I do need to be somewhat confident that we in fact can know that we will make it out in a confident manner. My fearless leader, David, is very good about that. :)
As I said, our son did find us and I was very proud of him! He was driving his dad's Camaro, which in turn brought on a potential race with another car while he was enroute to find us. Thankfully, after showing off just enough he "maturingly" (haha) left it alone. Good job, son. ;-) After a time, the tow truck arrived also. Car was loaded and we met them down the road, at a convienent store, to pay them.
As you will recall....I started this Blog off with a Warning Tip.
Yes, dear ole Mom should have made a pit stop before getting in car to go home...especially when it's over a hour away and we just had Mexican food. But she didn't. So dear son took Mom into the store while Dad took care of business. Have I ever told you, my readers, about me and motion sensored restroom lighting? YUP. At least one Blog covered that situation well....probably others too. As you can guess, I was in another motion sensored restroom. Remembering what I already knew about these things, I decided to wave my arms in the air ever so often. Seemed to work well enough this time...for they stayed ON throughout the whole entire process!! YAY!! :)
Sooo, car was towed back to our town and left at shop....once again. However, shop was very apologetic and even reimbursed our money back from the towing. Problem was fixed and car sent back on it's way the next day. All in all, this car has been towed not once but twice to this shop and driven there by son at night for them to find next morning. Hmm....
And now?
Now my son has been looking online, once again, to find another car. O yes.
Uncle Dan, if you're reading this....you probably should give him a call soon. He's looking and found a "fox body" 92 Mustang!!! Uh-huh.....call him!! But be nice and don't be a dream crusher! By the way - - how do you feel about selling a 06 Infiniti G35?? :-)
As always....I want to tie my readers in with how God works in our lives.
I know that God gave the peace and assurance needed that night to believe he would work it all out and we would be taken care of. He not only gave it, but proved it to by meeting our needs. In all of life, I believe he wants us to have that assurance. That peace that says even though I don't know how, I don't know when, or I don't know where....God will supply all our needs and bring us safely through. Remember, he may not give you all you want, but he most assuredly will give you all you need. Trust him, even when it's the hardest to trust, for he alone is trustworthy. He is a faithful God and stands ready to be your everything in this life. Let him. He loves you with an unimaginable love for now....and forever.
"Thank you, God, for being our great Navigator who leads us through and out of all life's 'adventures'!" :-)
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