Here's what happened:
First Page:
It's time for me to pay the property taxes on the Studio so I went up to the courthouse to do that. It was more than I had thought so I had to go to my bank and hope there was enough money in my other account to make up the difference. Turns out I needn't have bothered as the money was already there in the account it needed to be in; almost the exact amount I needed for the taxes had been added to that account and I DID NOT DO IT.
I almost hit the floor on my knees then and there, let me tell you. Relief and gratitude vied for the upper hand; neither won. I'm still kind of in shock. The tax money did not have to come out of my budget at ALL.
Second Page:
I finally got the little S10 pickup paid for so Mary and I went to Harvey to see if we could at least test the battery to see if it was maybe going to be all right once it got charged (otherwise I'd have to buy a new battery). I had talked to the guy I bought it from so we could get the keys; he was out of town and he said the keys were locked in his house so we were just going to check it over as best we could without them. We got there, checked the battery, put cables on it to charge it, and it seemed to be hopeful that it would work. When I checked inside one last time, for no logical reason, the KEYS WERE HANGING IN THE IGNITION. However it did not start when I tried it. At least it didn't until I tried pushing the clutch in, LOL.
Since the tires needed air we went looking for a can of air, just enough to get that one tire up so I could drive it to a gas station to finish filling it. We found no can of air, but Mary's eagle eye spied a portable air tank (on sale for fifteen bucks). A quick stop at the gas station got her car's tank filled and the air tank filled as well.
Back we went to the S10, got air into the low tire, stopped back at the gas station to top off the others, and headed out to the farm to finish charging the battery with their charger. Meanwhile, BIL Brian was coaching us via phone.
We took the S10 for a test drive on the back country roads, drove down a prairie trail, and took it across a field or two (checking the 4WD which works great) and it performed just fine.
Side note: I was running on empty myself from having gotten two hours of rest the day before and three hours that morning. Mary fed me good stuff and a lot of it. Kudos to her and Brian, again and again and again !!!
Page Three:
When I was at the courthouse one of my favorite people, whom I call Texas, said she had just mailed me a letter to see if she could buy my Studio. I told her I'd sell her the house instead, so we'll see what happens with that.
Anyway, my point is that God is GOOD; I credit Him with having gotten the tax money into the right account (and no I did not request it to go into that account - all deposits go through my OTHER account) just when I needed it; I credit Him with making the timing of me getting the S10 at EXACTLY the time my car seems to have gone kerplooey once and for all; I credit Him with having Mary's eye land on that air tank and not just pass over it; I credit Him with Texas being just at the time and place where I would run into her.
Taken separately, maybe coincidence explains it; taken together, the past couple of days, to me, renew my faith.
When Someone says "Be still and know that I am God" listening and obeying is a good thing to do.
Just sayin' ...
Love you, Remember the Rules (safety, respect, kindness)
SheMom
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