Primary Songs Work Wonders!

Lately Dave and me have been reflecting on how fast life seems to be moving, and how we never have enough time for anything... and this just changed when we had Ezra... before we had Ezra we had all the time in the world to just hang out and chill but now whenever we turn around the house is a mess and we can't stay on top of it, I barely get the laundry put away before I have to start it all again... and crazy thing is 

EVERYONE

has to deal with this, it's just life... 

Well another tough thing about life is 

CARS

how many of you HATE cars? Well I have hated cars since about a month after I got my license when I got in my first accident and realized that cars are pretty much rolling coffins and any thing can dent them etc... well I have a fun story to share... about faith, hope, love and of course CARS, or in this case VANS!!! 

Well I told you about how it gave us crap on our trip, well we got it into the shop last friday and got it back thursday, well I've been driving it but than today decided to head to Walmart, there is no Walmart in Cheney and so it requires a 30 min drive about and it's mostly on not to busy roads except for about 10-15 min I am on the free way. Well... So we were almost to Walmart and that means we were at the light right before you turn into the parking lot, and as I am idling at the light i loose all power and I stall. I re-start, since it was still a red light and turn off my radio and a/c and it stalls again... I turn my hazards on because now the light is green, restart and head into the parking lot. I sat in the parking lot trying to decide what to do. I called Dave at work and he said well you have two choices, you either get a lift home or you chance it and try to see how far you can get! 

The last time it did this we got it re-started to get to the repair shop so I knew that it would re-start it's just a matter of everything after that. So I headed into Walmart to do my shopping might as well. My goals were to return some size 2 diapers that my giant baby grew out of fast, and attempt to return a work out video, no such luck on that... those of you who illegally burn DVD's ruined it for everyone. 

In Walmart things just got worse, the lady doing returns was in training and so standing waiting for her while she asked her helper every question imaginable, and than Daphne was being a pill and I can't really haul out and spank her bare bum in a public place... so I just left her alone and let her stew in her own grump ness, Sami wasn't much better they egg each other on.  

Well we made it through the store ok and I didn't pull all my hair out... it's amazing what wandering through a Walmart can do for you, I guess for me it's not Walmart it's just the aspect of shopping it's rejuvenating.

We loaded up in the van and than said a prayer... As we came to the first stop and right hand turn I started belting out the first primary song that came into my head and continued to belt them out all the way home. As I was singing I got all emotional and knew that the spirit was helping us get home, while I was on the free way I just felt like I was kinda floating, I didn't even feel like I was driving it was weird, as we took the turn off and started lurching I planned it all out in my mind, there are bus stops all along the 5 mile drive into Cheney and than on, and so I knew if all else fails I would call a tow truck, haul out the stroller and get to the bus pick up. We didn't go over 55, and enjoyed the feel of the wind whipping through our van. As we pulled into town, we had to start slowing down and stopping for lights. After the first light I was getting nervous staying on the one side in case I needed to turn off quickly and just praying we could get home. We chugged along and I kept looking down at the dash for the check engine light to come on, it wasn't until we were less than a mile away from home that it came on, but we made it home, and as I turned off the van I took a minute to say a prayer of thanksgiving for getting home with out having to spend the extra money to do so. 

There were two problems with the van one was the fuel pump was clogged so we got that fixed, and than they said the electrical system needed some work, about $200 all together, well until school starts for Dave in a week and a half, we only had $100 so we went for the fuel pump.. we should have gone for the electrical system, but than again... it would have had problems one way or another... I can deal with out my van. In our Relief Society we have been having a canning, summer what not. We had a night were we went and learned about making jam. Than this week I went over to the Bishops house and his wife taught me how to can peaches. As I was leaving her house, I told her I was glad I got my van back that I felt un safe driving our little car with my kids squished in the back and she said I know what you mean. They have 3 cars and are down to just one there big imperial van. They have 10 kids. Her husband who has a Master's and works for the state in social work, works in Spokane and takes the bus to work every day. It gave me a bit of perspective to know that everyone goes through rough times with car problems, I am grateful we have two vehicles, better yet I am grateful we have two bought and paid for vehicles, they are nothing to brag about but we don't  have monthly payments just the up keep, we bought our van for less than 5 grand and it's been good to us, our little car the transmission is slowly going out on us and we are praying it will get us through school. It's the car for Dave to drive to work and school and that's it, less weight the better but it sure helps when we have problems with our van, it's been a good little car, Suzuki's are pretty good cars. 

I wish you all luck in your own individual car problems and am so grateful for how the spirit touched my life today, it pays to be obedient and have faith, I know that we are deeply and incredibly blessed to be able to have two cars and will be of course very grateful for when we get the money to fix our van once again, hopefully it can get us through school... this isn't the end of car problems for us, sadly just the beginning. Sometimes when I pray for things like cars I wonder how I deserve to be so blessed but I guess just being a good mom, and wife and taking care of my precious children make me one to deserve such wonderful blessings I receive day in and day out!