The Apple Tree

I find that as a young adult I seek ways to make it on my own in this world. I try to find things that are expressive of my own personality and make sound choices. This is not always an easy thing. Over the last couple of months I have found myself wishing to return to kindergarten where my biggest concern was finding who had stolen my silver crayon! Just today I had quite an extensive argument with my brother over a tense family situation. At one point in the conversation I was thinking "He sounds just like Mom!" No sooner had that thought passed through than he said "You are so much like Mom! It's ridiculous." My brother and I are seriously two apples from the same tree. And a very stubborn tree it is, I might add!

The Automobile Conspiracy

A friend of mine has recently returned to Fort Worth after a seven month absence. During this time her car was in storage. When we went to retrieve her possessions, the car would not start. This was no surprise. I am proud to say that two young women successfully removed the old,dead battery and replaced it with a new one! It was a fun endeavor...but not looking to doing it again anytime soon.
I am starting to feel that if anyone wishes for their vehicles run and operate smoothly perhaps I should be shunned!(....but seriously don't do that.)

Goodbye Rudy

I admit, the last couple of weeks have been somewhat chaotic. On New Year's day my car would not start. It took a week of working with the mechanic to get Rudy running again. It was obvious that things still were not working properly. Monday morning Rudy and I made a visit to the garage that worked on it before. The mechanic there listened to it run for a couple of minutes and asked if I had been there previously. I had gone a year ago for some minor things. The mechanic looked at me and calmly said, "I'm surprised its lasted you this long. It's time to let it go." These were words that I really didn't want to hear.
A couple of hours later I decided to take my car home and switch it out temporarily-until other arrangements could be made. I was about forty five minutes from home and it started to over heat. So I pulled over to the shoulder of the interstate. I couldn't get the car to start again. On top of that my cell phone would not make calls. I tried! Oh, did I try. After about fifteen minutes of contemplating the situation, for some reason I attempted text messaging. I sent one to my brother, one to my dad, and one to my friend. Yay for friends. In the end Mr. Poole picked me up from the side of the road and took me home after about a two hour wait. The following day my car was towed and is now resting at my parents house until the next move is decided.
Through out the the whole ordeal "and my God shall meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus" rolled through my head. Late Monday night I was going over the events of the day and thought of the verse again. God had met my needs. The thought that struck me was that the "riches" was not in the car. Anybody could see that! But often the most valuable things we have are the people that God places in our lives. Talking to Mr. Poole on the way home was so refreshing and uplifting, my parents always so generous and giving of themselves, and friends area always so willing to do what they can (even while at work!). I am convinced that some of God's greatest treasures are the very people that we are surrounded by every day. And how greater and sweeter it is when we share the bond of Christ.