It's so hard to say good bye to
yesterday (And I will take with me the memories
to be my sunshine ...)
James 1:2
My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but
joy when you fall into all sorts of trials
We
met in 2001 and although I had my eye on something else, something a
little fancier, faster, and stylish, I walked passed you, but you called out to
me. Your zippy spy car looks tickled me, your efficiency delighted me
and so the investment in to our friendship began. 2001 Toyota Echo
it was me and you.
You
were small but powerful, I packed you up and we left our homeland and moved to
Charlotte. When I was homesick you were right there for me to get me
safely thru the 400 miles, back home to my Mom. Even though in the
earlier years I got homesick every weekend, you never flinched, on one
tank of gas and a prayer we made the back ‘n forth - those were the
thousand-mile-weekend days.
Not only did you bond
with me, you blessed others by giving them jumps, trekking out to the airport
at all hours of the night, so I could get a friend home. The air was
always cool from the ac and the heat was always warm in the winter.
We
had our moments, when you had a rattle and a shimmy - and don't even get me
started on how you handle the miles of Kentucky mountains - brining both my
daughter (your new charge) and I back from a nerve breaking drive that included
motion sickness medicine.
And when I forgot to
check the oil? You loved me anyway!
And
on your last day, you showed me something greater than I could have ever
expected. When the strangers took you away, stolen from right under my
nose, your spirit remained and I was blessed by those who loved you and truly
love me.
Through the theft of
my car my daughter and I were blessed by those loved ones and were taken care
of quite well. Happy Hazel my neighbor handed over the non-keys to me to
make sure my daughter and I were off to work without missing a beat.(LOL I
haven't had a new car in a minute yall imagine my shock when I learned some of
the new cars have pushed button ignitions! some cars don't even have keys what the what) From
offers of car sharing, to people who were even willing to sacrifice their own
comfort, (I love you Kay and Tee) willing to drive the hundreds of miles here
to bring me a car and then turn around and drive back to their home so that
they can share a car. Right now as I write this, another angel is
on her way to loan me her vehicle.
God
I count it all joy! I miss my Echo, but I have an even greater love for
those who stretched out there arms, their words, their gifts and blessed me.
My prayer for you is – “May God surround you with the right people at the right
time and in the right place,” - you also need to love on them like crazy.
You are a blessing so be a blessing.
A moment of reflection
for the Echo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUDVj7qPqRE
A
moment of PRAISE Cause my God has blessed me with Angels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vflf3wLZP4I
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