God Winks:
It Just So Happened
#18 in the Series: Daddy, It's Me--Conversations of an Ordinary Person with an Extraordinary Heavenly Father
This blog was originally published on my previous blog: Www.joyfulsavvy.blogspot.com. It it such a great example of God’s tender care I can’t resist sharing it again as yet another example of God Winks!
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
It Just So Happened...
When there are just
toooooo many coincidences, you know it has to be a "God Thing!"
We had been having
trouble with the motor home off and on since leaving Cheyenne. It would
lose power when we would attempt to climb a hill...any hill...even just a
little upgrade. In the beginning it was pretty inconsistent so Dave kept
trying to do troubleshooting. He figured/hoped it was either the air
filter or the fuel filter. When we got to Dousman, WI the problem was
consistent and worsening on every hill. We were having to drive on the
shoulder in order not to impede traffic too much. This was a scary
proposition on I-90!
At Blue Gate Farm,
where Teri was giving lessons for a few days, Dave pulled the air filter and by
tapping it dislodged several pounds of ultra fine dust. He reinstalled
the device and looked forward to improve performance when we left Dousman for Madison.
Unfortunately no such improvement happened. In fact at one point
the engine completely died as we lumbered up a little incline on an overpass in
Madison.
After spending a few
hours in Madison visiting Teri's son, the decision was made to limp on up to
Lake Prior, MN where we had already made arrangements to stay with the horses.
About 50 miles out of Madison, it became clear that we were not going to
make it. Teri looked for diesel repair places but none came up nearby on
an Internet search. Dave decided to take the next exit, no matter what,
just to get off the interstate. As we coasted off the ramp we saw a sign
for Bill's Towing and Repair...and in smaller letters "Semi
repair."
We dragged into a
gas station just off the ramp and asked about the repair shop. The
counter girl did not know too much about it, but thought it was up the street.
We drove slowly down the indicated road and found Bill's.
Since it was Sunday
afternoon, we did not expect to see anyone, but one of the employees was there
assisting another customer with an after hours pick up. When Dave explain
our predicament, the employee called the owner, Bill. Bill said he doesn't
usually allow people to spend the night...but for us he would. We
initially set up "camp" on sort of a side road that was a dead end
with no traffic. We put the girls in a very narrow configuration with the
electric paddock. It was right next to the interstate and very noisy but
safe. Bill came by to check on us a while later and, because he was a
horse lover, invited us to move over into his business lot. It was much
quieter and the girls got to have a large area with more grass.
In the morning, the
staff invited us to be first in line. They quickly assess the problem as
a clogged fuel filter (Dave was right). They showed Dave where it was (it
was hiding) and changed it forthwith. They also changed a flat on the
horse trailer, which if we had not stopped there could have created a lot more
trouble down the road.
There "just so
happened" to be an employee there even though it was after hours.
The owner "just
so happened" to like horses and made an exception for us to stay there.
The business
"just so happened" to be out in the country far enough that having
the horses was not an issue.
The property
"just so happened" to have a grassy patch suitable to pasture the
horses all night!
The business
"just so happened" to have time available to work on our problem
first thing!
The business
"just so happened" to have the parts that we needed.
We "just so
happened" to notice the tire getting low before it became a problem on the
interstate.
Thank God for his
intervention and working things out before we headed for to the Montana
wilderness!
April 2019 Update
"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." Matthew 10:29-31
"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." I Peter 5:7
God cares! He wants to care for you too...and free your mustang heart.
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