Car Windows Aren’t Opaque

So here’s a confession:  I sing in the car.  And I’m not talking about just softly singing along with the radio… I am talking about full-blown Red-Rocks-volume facial-expressions singing.  I usually will pop on an iTunes playlist through my phone for the sole purpose of blasting out the interior of the vehicle with my vocal cord exploits.  Lately the soundtrack of Wicked has been my background of choice, and it gets even scarier when showtunes are involved because, naturally, you have to add more theatrical aspect to it. :p

Why do I engage in this potentially embarrassing practice, you may ask?  Well, I love to sing.  And I’m pretty decent at it (used to be better, but I haven’t been practicing as I should to keep it up to par.  And goodness knows I don’t have time nor space to pop on the tunes at home, crank the volume to blasting, and belt it out to my heart’s content… not when little baby might be napping or toddler son is covering his ears because “It’s too loud, Mommy!”  Thus I must resort to car-singing. 

Some people pick their nose while driving… I sing really, REALLY loud whilst being totally oblivious to who might be watching/pointing/laughing.  Don’t judge.

Into the Unknown, Go We

I often forget that we have a great big huge GOD looking out for us, you know?

I’m not talking about karma, or fate, or even a nice little line-up of lucky charms… I mean GOD.  The GOD of the universe:  Jehovah; Yahweh; I Am; the Almighty.  You can’t tell me anything on this planet can mess with that action.

It’s been a nerve-wracking few weeks of late… my husband’s job has not facilitated him making enough money to cover all of our bills… I had to pay a few ER deductibles for the kids… due to a timeline that was hard to avoid we acquired an RV that, naturally, will incur its own costs… I forgot to punch in one day this last pay period so my check was down by $200 (fixable, but hardly convenient)… and as of last night my husband was planning on giving his notice at work.  Needless to say, I was a bit frayed, and if I was, I know my husband was too.  Money is not something we want to remotely be the focus of our lives, but darn it – when it’s lacking, it sure is hard to not let it take center stage and get us into the cold sweats.  And while we know we have family and friends nearby for support should we ultimately need it… who really wants to go there, right?

So, back to that great big Deity I was referring to earlier.  Today I went to work just hoping for the best but not really knowing how things might turn out.  And I still have no clue, but I’ll tell you what – I’m able to face that great big unknown with a little more ease in my breathing.  Today, our car – that which we’ve been trying to sell for almost an entire year now – SOLD.  And I mean it sold in the space of 5 hours, from first phone call of interest to the turning over of the keys.  And while we marked it down a bit lower then what we originally had it listed at, it still sold and provided us a nice profit that leaves us in a more decent situation by far then if it were still sitting in our driveway incurring a monthly car payment and insurance premium!

The timing could not have been more heroic… Well, yes it could have.  We could have been destitute and down to our last scoop of baby formula and then had someone come in and swoop the car (and its payment) away in the nick of time.  And while that speaks to my love of drama and adventure, I’ll take the real life story in a heartbeat.

So thank you – thank you – thank you, you big GOD you!  It didn’t escape me that you orchestrated all of this good stuff today, and I know that more goodness is down the road for us.  It won’t always be easy, and it won’t always make sense, but it will always be what You want for us.