I'm getting started on Watchin' God, Book Three and thought I'd share a little story I found misplaced in my photos. The Honda is on its final trip from Massachusetts to Georgia four years after this story was written. Enjoy!
April 28, 2011
Hey Connie,
You may know I recently bought an ’89 Honda Accord with only 83,000 miles for dirt cheap. I knew there were likely things that would need fixing, even though it had many new parts, including a spare set of snow tires on rims.
When
I had the tires changed out, kids at the local gas station didn’t balance the
tires, which irritated me, considering how much they charged me to remove and
replace four mounted tires. I’m used to
“mount and balance” as a single service, and never thought to ask. Truth to tell, there is probably a sign that
lists the services separately, so…
This
morning I took the car to a tire shop to have the tires balanced. Turns out there was one bent rim on the front;
all all the tires were out of balance.
That was easy, if more than I was expecting.
However…
this is a bushing problem that could easily become a safety issue and needs to
be addressed “sooner rather than later.”
When I asked the tech if I should drive it to Georgia tomorrow he said
“definitely DO NOT drive to Georgia unless this is fixed!”
This
info is not likely to have surfaced had the kids at the gas station balanced
the tires when they traded out the winter tires for summer tires. God is good!!
Not
to mention that I really, really wasn’t looking forward to the drive – or the
money it was going to cost to go to Georgia, so I had asked God to find a way
to justify me staying home, if that was the best thing to do. (Okay, so I didn’t add that last bit.)
And
the mechanical problem was the obvious answer, the day before I was supposed to
leave!
The
other car is in the shop, and the Honda is going there as soon as the other one
comes out. And guess how much it will
coast to fix both cars, approximately?
About the price of a trip to Georgia, plus the security deposit refund that
arrived yesterday.
I’m
guessing right now. I only know how much
the Honda should cost to repair. But I
do know God, and how he works with money in my life. He sends what I need, usually as unexpectedly
as is the need for the money. Should be
about a wash. Maybe a little extra, just
because he’s good to me like that!
Watchin’
God is so much fun!!
