Lets see… a week ago we were finishing up our celebration week of 3 birthdays and an anniversary. I felt quite sure that this week would be much slower, but boy was I wrong!
1 week ago today I learned of a potential job opening that really interested me in some ways and -not so much- in other ways. On Sunday I received my answer in Exodus 14:14 ”The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” So I am being still. Since Sunday, I have been very busy – with no time to think about potential job changes… this week has been the “Karen Version” of being still… at least where it comes to my employment. I have heard rumors of more changes on the way in our school or not in our school… either way – I am trusting the Lord to put me exactly where I am supposed to be teaching whoever I am supposed to be teaching. If HE wants me to move to the other position, He can do all of that and more. I am BEING STILL! 
If you have ever seen our vehicles, you know that they are not a status symbol for the White Family. They are transportation. We have not had a car payment for YEARS, and really were hoping to “get by” for another 18 months. But, Tony’s car has been running on 3 cylinders (which until recently I thought might just be an expression… but I have learned is not…. you really need to be running on all 4 cylinders to be efficient…) for the last month. We hoped that it would be an easy fix. And, it can be fixed… but to do it would tighten up the top of the engine and we have no idea how long it will be until the bottom blows out. Sooooo for his 1993 Toyota, we have decided that she won’t be with us for much longer. Sad really – she has been a good car for 240,000+ miles. Her name will soon be j u n k … but don’t tell her.
My van (our 2000 good ol’ Bertha!) is experiencing the change of life I think. She has hot flashes… and will not blow cool air for very long. We will have her charged up again – but she isn’t very reliable really with her 209,000 miles. But she does have more good miles in her and we will keep on running her. She will not be making the trip north tonight…. she will be resting until we return.
Tony has a new van. Yep… another van for the White Clan. We thought that we were going to buy a Honda van in Morganton – and after 4 trips… no such luck. I think that they really weren’t ready to part with that nice little blue van. BUT, the nice folks at Abernethy Chrysler in Lincolnton took a shine to the White Family and we will be driving north tonight in a 2009 certified pre-owned Chrysler with way more toys in it that we would ever have chosen. God provided this nice blue van within a price that we liked. I would recommend Jr. and the folks in Lincolnton to any potential car buyer. They really took time to show you every bell and whistle…. and we’ll be going back there for 6 “free” oil changes over the next two years.
God is good to us. He provided wonderful folks at Cruise In (thanks Fay and Ronnie!) for all of the help this week. Great folks in Lincolnton. A van we needed. Peace of Mind about potential job changes. And most of all a wonderful little family. Anna and Emily have been great help at VBS when life has been crazy busy. We know one little girl has accepted Christ in the midst of the chaos. God is sooooo good!
I wonder what he has planned for us in the next 7 days! I can’t wait to find out!
