The last 24 hours have just been insanely crazy. Let me first explain that Ron is right in the middle of his Candidacy Exams (similar to Comprehensive Exams) for Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, where he will graduate in May with a Masters of Sacred Theology. So the questions were emailed to him and he has one week to complete the exam.
Then last night I had scheduled to take a meal to a family at our Ney church who recently had a baby. It was such a beautiful day yesterday and the boys so badly wanted to be outside, so I was cooking, while watching them, while trying to keep anyone from bugging Daddy. I think I did OK at all that (I haven't heard yet, I hope the food was OK!). So I dropped off the food and headed home to eat our meal when the van starts acting funny. At one point I wasn't sure if I would make it home. It was really weird.
So I walked in and told Ron what was going on. He couldn't' get it to start at all and he could smell anti-freeze. Not a good thing, I'm told.
So...that would mean we would need to have it towed from our garage to a shop. Not a small bill since Bryan is the closest town and Ron was thinking we might even have to go to Defiance to the dealership. Ron struggles with asking for help when things are going wrong, but finally decided to call a guy from church and see where he would call. He suggested a 2nd guy from church. Ron called guy number 2 and he said he would look at it and see whether it was something he could do or not.
So this morning, guy #2 checks it out and says, "I can't do it, but I know a place in Bryan that will be honest with you and tell you what it will cost to work on it". So Ron calls the place in Bryan and after a good conversation with the man realizes that the tow and work will cost more than the 12 year old van is worth. NOT GOOD!
So in the meantime, Ron had gotten a call this morning from a lady whose mom was not doing well. Hospice has been called and she wanted Ron to come. He would take the truck and go this afternoon.
Right before lunch, the school called and said, "Ronnie is running a temperature of 102.4, somebody needs to come get him". So Ron went to get him while I called the doctor to try to get him in.
Ron got Ronnie home then took off to the hospital. The lady was sleeping, but Ron had a good chat with her unbelieving husband and got permission from him to return. They he also met another relative whose husband works at a dealership in town and suggested he go there and ask for him and look at some vehicles.
So now I guess we shop for a vehicle. We had hoped to pay off Ron's truck with our tax return, but not to pick up another monthly bill!?!
Back from the doctor with Ronnie and he has strep! So he is home and resting for tomorrow, but should be better by Sunday or Monday.
Oh yeah, and I'm loosing teams right and left on my bracket. I mean Notre Dame, who would have guessed that?
There are some days when we really don't understand all that goes on, but Praise the Lord we know the One Who Orders All Things. We Serve a Risen Savior!
Believe it or not there were some answers to prayer in the last few hours.
- #1 I got a hot meal to the family last night and even made it back home before the van quit.
- #2 Ron was able to contact someone we know and get some opinions on the van before we received a huge tow bill.
- #3 The man at the shop in Bryan was honest with us instead of making us pay the tow and then tell us that it was not worth working on.
- #4 We have a truck that is reliable right now - it will only hold 5 of the 6 of us at one time, but it is reliable.
- #5 Ronnie got a 100% on his spelling and Bible tests today before coming home sick.
- #6 The husband, of the lady dying, agreed that Ron could come back and visit
- #7 Ron had a contact for a dealership
- #8 Villinova pulled off the win
- #9 A good friend, Erin, brought dinner tonight - Thank you so much!
- Ron's Candidacy Exam's and the time he needs to do them
- A decision we need to make on a vehicle
- the Lord's provision for that decision
- Salvation for the family with whom hospice was called
- Ronnie to heal quickly and no one else to get sick
There's a country song that my dad found (last fall before mom's diagnosis), "Sounds Like Life" by Darryl, Worley. So, there you have, Life in the Adkins home.
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