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Christians celebrate Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021.

{Matthew 27:35 – Mark 15:25 – Luke 23:33<\/em> – John 19:18<\/em>}
{Matthew 28:9 – Mark 16:9 – Luke 24:15 – John 20:14-15<\/em>}
{Acts 1:3<\/em>}<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Scriptures (yes the Old Testament & yes the New Testament yes the entire Holy Bible)
… a man named Jesus Christ was crucified for the sins of the entire world, and His death on the cross prepared the way for His Resurrection three days later. Point of fact I\u2019m a believer … and so glad for Him.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I drive truck.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like truck, so I drive truck.  That\u2019s my vehicle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I grab keys, those keys belong to truck.  Truck drivers know \u2026 trucks drive.  They might run a little rackety and belch a bit of smoke but those basnastards pretty much go forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So when the sound began that morning it wasn\u2019t concerning, exactly, but something to get looked at.  Heard it when I took my foot off the gas; zero acceleration caused a weird, repetitive thump someplace deep down under the body of the truck, closer to the ground.  It didn\u2019t get worse as the morning wore on \u2013 Half out of town, single parenting in effect, transporting theKid falls to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digression:\u00a0 we found the house Half bought GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME in the fall, about 20 mins. from theKid\u2019s then-current spot, and the decision was made not to relocate theKid because theKid would be starting a brand new spot closer to home over the summer and any parent w\/kid sans nanny knows that actually locating (*and actually getting into) decent, unmolesty kidcare is paperworky and expensive and hassly and irritating \u2026 so leave theKid in kidcare 20 mins. away until new kidcare availability opens up in the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The point, and back to:  While driving tasks done all over house end of town the noise didn\u2019t change, didn\u2019t get worse, just \u2026 consistent.  I began rearranging my brain \u2026 when to call the shop for appt. \u2026 how to drop off theKid, the truck, and then perform some activities to justify my paycheck while Half is working external (i.e., \u2265 100 miles away) \u2026 add\u2019l cost of rental @Enterprise (they pick you up!) \u2026 overall shock to the expenses\/which cc had room\/total debt monkey capacity \u2026 time adjust needed for early am start to get theKid situated and deal w\/truck and work and life and whatever deal with it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, the noise continued and it was time to get theKid from kidcare.\u00a0 Ohwait here\u2019s another one \u2014 During this period the road between the house and kidcare was all jacked up for progress.\u00a0 For seven whole delicious miles the Highway Authority (HA) divvied up the lanes into local access and express (\u00e0 la no escape) so I avoided the express lane like the plague(\u2014wait.\u00a0 How do you avoid the plague?\u00a0 Isn\u2019t it in the air?\u00a0 How can you survive by not breathing?\u00a0 COVID!\u2014anyway) so I avoided the express lane like spit on the sidewalk (ewww but better) because if something broke down you were stuck until HA cleared the blockage.\u00a0 I\u2019d driven that exact route for months, keeping out of that 7-mile locked-in stretch, risking the traffic in local access \u2018cuz I could, you know, locally access.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So the noise continued and I hit the road to get theKid from daycare and while brain rebooting on total autopilot suddenly I see truck \u2026 heading into the express lane \u2026 with the weird thump \u2026 it\u2019s too late to merge right\u2026.  Hmmm.  Why am I in this lane?  I didn\u2019t drive into this lane.  I don\u2019t use this lane.  My move is to stay right then weave<\/em> around the portable speedbumps.  I have no time for this.  What is this? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As my 4yo once told me:  It is what it is and it\u2019s not what it\u2019s not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welp \u2026!  Look at that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I sent up a quick prayer to the Lord, gave the situation to Him, and kept driving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now there\u2019s a section of road with a slight incline \u2026 imagine a slow roll up a hill, bikeable even for the mostly out of shape.\u00a0 Might be breathing hard at the top but absent morbid obesity or lung disease the typical person could make that climb.\u00a0 Anyhoo, truck reached the base of the hill, gave her a little gas, and truck started having words.\u00a0 The noise went from \u201cwhum-whum-whum-whum-whum-whum-whum-whum\u201d to \u201cBLAAHT!!!BLAAHT!!!BLAAHT!!!BLAAHT!!!BLAAHT!!!BLAAHT!!!BLAAHT!!!BLAAHT\u201d progressing up the hill and then, most concerning, something exploded.\u00a0 \u201cOoo<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 Truck actually elevated a bit with the concussion.\u00a0 I like stuff like that, even as I am ruined<\/em>.\u00a0 Heh.\u00a0 Glanced in the rearview and saw a rather large piece of metal \u2026 appeared a bit like the housing \u2018round the differential, rocking gently in the center of the express lane \u2026 and I saw cars draw to very abrupt stops behind it, bursts of dust from slammed brakes on filthy roads.\u00a0 It was almost romantic.\u00a0 I am now a SIG alert.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the uninitiated:  Cars have engines.  And transmissions.  And tires.  If a car is a person, think of the parts of the engine as the brain and the heart, the transmission as the skeleton (arms, legs, spine) and the tires as shoes.  Engine and transmission have to work together to power the vehicle\/body but if the transmission is broken, can\u2019t move \u2026 automotive paralysis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just out of curiosity, I pressed the gas pedal; engine revved and said \u201cLet\u2019s go!\u201d but transmission was in a mood<\/em>.\u00a0 Found out later that one of the gears in the differential (not explaining that) had sheared or shredded or mucked up somehow but it was part of a recall (haHA!) and didn\u2019t have to pay for it … more later<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So truck exploded as we were moving up the incline, and there was juuussst<\/em> enough momentum to reach the top, breach the apex, and head down the other side.  As truck coasted on down the decline I managed to call the kidcare Lady and tell her what happened, got theKid squared away (@$1\/min. until arrival) then settled in for the next. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, mind you, this entire time truck is shedding metal and blatting and generally making a nuisance of herself but still kept right on coasting down the hill.\u00a0 At the end of the 7-mile stretch the express and local access lanes came together in a V, with a neat little space to fit truck, completely outside the path of traffic GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME and as I leaned over to grab that triple-A card I just happened to glance in the rearview mirror and saw the flashing yellow lights of a tow truck.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I immediately started testifying and proselytizing and letting the world inside cab of truck know about the greatness of the Lord right there in the front seat of my brokedown truck stuck on the side of the road.\u00a0 GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do not recall exactly how long I extolled his His greatness but eventually got out of truck and met the tow truck driver, a lovely young woman, hearty and robust.\u00a0 I knew I was grinning at her but couldn\u2019t stop.\u00a0 I asked her, \u201cWhere\u2019d you come from?\u201d\u00a0 She explained that she JUST HAPPENED TO BE in the local access lanes, saw truck break down, and followed me to exactly right there in that exact spot.\u00a0 She even apologized for only being able to drop me in a safe place with plenty of lights and people and access to food and water and facilities but she was supposed to be on another call.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hear you not do I \u2026 the greatness of GOD is immense, immeasurable, incalculable.  Or better yet I would love<\/em> to hear everything you know about the greatness of GOD \u2026 I am happy to listen.  For hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is magnificent.  So much thank YOU {Luke 24:6-7<\/em>}<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So (wait\u2014there\u2019s even more awesome) I\u2019m joyfully patiently prayerfully waiting in the parking lot of a retail center, giddy and simple-minded, when the next tow truck driver arrives and asks where to.\u00a0 Now I have heard (from other tow truck drivers) that they are not supposed to go anywhere but A to B \u2013 pickup and dropoff.\u00a0 I told him I had to get theKid first and then home and\u2014credit to him\u2014 dude didn\u2019t even flinch.\u00a0 No blah, just business … and even more <\/em>thank You for this day [grins stoopitly].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Got theKid, get home, begin the grind.\u00a0 There is a warranty somewhere and a recall notice arrived some months back and theKid is hungry and the usual shop closes in an hour and Half is ringing the phone and what is that smell and it is what it is and it\u2019s not what it\u2019s not.\u00a0 Screaming doesn\u2019t help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The brainwhirl stops spinning after a bit, able to get a little situated.\u00a0 I find the warranty paperwork\u20141,800 miles of coverage left.\u00a0 Ha.\u00a0 Did I say that GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME yes but I can say it again GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME call the warranty people \u2026 turns out, coverage is good and warranty people \u201crequest\u201d that repairs be done @the dealership.\u00a0 Ha.\u00a0 Call the dealership.\u00a0 Ha.\u00a0 Got an appointment next day.\u00a0 Ha.\u00a0 Dropped truck off.\u00a0 Ha.\u00a0 Enterprise was somewhere in there (they pick you up!), got that right.\u00a0 Ha.\u00a0 Turns out \/ there was a recall.\u00a0 Ha.\u00a0 Turns out \/ no charge.\u00a0 Ha.\u00a0 Turns out \/ reimbursed for rental charges for covered repairs.\u00a0 Ha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What?  See above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So there\u2019s that.\u00a0 I think total out of pocket comprised late charges for kidcare \u2026 did I mention GOD IS GOOD ALL TH TIME this situation worked out to His Glory so complaining about anything would just be \u2026 an ungood look, so very not the hot.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did I mention GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about GOD IS GREAT EVERY DAY \u2026 yes that one too<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME <\/p>\n\n\n\n

GOD IS GREAT EVERY DAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions? \u00a0Leave a comment!\u00a0 [grins stoopitly]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christians celebrate Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021. {Matthew 27:35 – Mark 15:25 – Luke 23:33 – John 19:18}{Matthew 28:9 – Mark 16:9 – Luke 24:15 – John 20:14-15} {Acts 1:3} According to the Scriptures (yes the Old Testament & yes the New Testament yes the entire Holy Bible)… a man named Jesus Christ was crucified … <\/p>\n

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