The Wheels On The Bus ((CAR)) Go Round And Round...

As I look back on all that I have been through in my life... my current problem is put into proper perspective. I have been through my parents divorce battle, foster homes, my mother's mental difficulties, my mother's death, my husband's heart disease - mechanical heart pump - and heart transplant... soon followed by an emergency surgery for a complication from the other two surgeries ...(all while I am experiencing severe nose bleeds that won't stop), and many other trials, tragedies, and triumphs... so what is the big deal now?

Well........ we were headed into town Friday around 6:00pm-ish. We heard a "pop"... and it sounded like we had a flat tire. Rich got out and looked... and the tire was fine... and at that time he did not notice anything else. We continued down several blocks more to a stop sign right before getting on the highway that runs through town. I started to take off... got halfway into the lane of traffic... and heard a louder "POP!" and then crash!!

The car... was no longer going anywhere. We got out of our car... and the front right side of the car was sitting on the ground. The right front fender was slightly lifted and rested on top of the tire and was slightly not in the correct position it should be in. And the tire... well... it was just sitting there.. under the fender... not attached to ANYTHING!

((Keep in mind this whole time... the traffic has to go around the front end of our car in the turn lane))... ((Oh... and we had the dog with us!))... ((Oh... and both front doors of our car need to be opened with a curtain rod because the handles on the outside are broken))... so here we sit. Emergency flashers on.... dog whining in the front seat stickin' his head out the window... and people stopping and LOOKING and doing that drive by slow and see what we can see stare.

Rich got out and jacked up the front of the car... and the tire just fell to the ground. Usually... on a NORMAL car.... that is running properly... the tires are attached to the car by lug nuts that are screwed onto these bolt type thingys... RIGHT? Well... only two of our lug nuts were to be found out of five. The two lug nuts were about 5 feet away from the car laying in the road. And the bolts that the tire was supposed to be on........... well...... we had NONE! That's right... not a single bolt to be found. They had sheared off... clean as a whistle! All five of them!

So now we have to go do the insurance thingy... and the "get an estimate" thingy... and I pray we can have a loaner car while it is being fixed. It is really horrible being without a car. Especially when you only have one car. It is amazing how much we rely on things sometimes. I have been blessed with co-workers who have been willing to come and get me and take me back home the past couple of days.

Even though I am extremely stressed out right now because of all of it... and being tired... and on top of that not feeling well...................I am VERY thankful that the car decided to throw a fit basically at a stop sign. A couple weeks ago... we were fishing on the top of a very huge mountain with steep winding mountain roads. I thank God we were not coming down that road when the tire decided to just fall off. There are reasons why things happen the way they do... and I am glad to have God take care of things like that for me.

Take time to be thankful for the tiniest of delays. Be thankful for your glass half full. Be thankful for the little bit of money put toward that huge bill. Be thankful for the life you have... and the ability to breathe the air God allows the birds to fly in. Be thankful for your job even though you would quit if you won the lottery. Be thankful... for everything. Mostly.... Be blessed. Every tragedy... or time of suffering... brings blessings. You may not see them at the time... but take the time so you can actually see them.