Thoughts on Remembrance

My Saturn may be dead.  For two years I have repeatedly requested the mechanics to determine why it "lurches", "hesitates", and "misses".  They could find nothing. "Just wait until a service light goes on", was their counsel.  Of course, no service light flashed when Bill drove it to the gas station and could barely get it moving into the right gears.  He parked it in the garage to rest (our form of denial) until we get home from Tennessee.

My mental processes kicked into gear to try to come up with a plan for:  A) possible transmission, or B) different car, or C) utilizing only Bill's truck.  As usual, money is the driving force in these brain gymnastics.  To settle my mind, I turned to Psalm 66, my reading for the day.

     Shout with joy to God, all the earth!  Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious!

What was God's command to the Israelites whenever they were up against an obstacle? REMEMBER
So I will do the same in regards to His provisions to us over the years.

REMEMBER when He supplied green beans, corn and grapes from the good people of Plainwell First Baptist, and also a canner.
REMEMBER the first, little house He provided for $13,000 on a FHA loan.
REMEMBER the black and blue baby who "looked like he had been in a fight" (said a nurse), delivered by forceps because of my tilted uterus and his wide shoulders...who was healthy & normal.
REMEMBER the provision of a loan to pay for Bill's seminary.
REMEMBER the perfect parsonage we were blessed to inhabit in Downers Grove, IL
REMEMBER the contractors who remodeled our home in Allentown...at no cost to us!
REMEMBER the very imperfect parsonage we were forced to inhabit in Valley View..but very perfect after Bill's transformations.
REMEMBER how I labored over college FAFSA forms, wondering how we could help pay for college educations, but somehow it happened.
REMEMBER vacations provided by family members that we could never have done without their generosity.
REMEMBER the healing of my daughter in her bulimia struggle.
REMEMBER the arms of Jesus holding me tightly when my sisters died, comforting me.
REMEMBER the amazing details of acquiring this home over 22 years ago, this home that I love.
REMEMBER the many other miracle vehicles over the years: a green mustang for seminary; a silver station wagon when the third child came; 3 custom vans during our PA years so we could travel back to MI at least twice a year; the big Ford Bronco that cost nothing except that Bill had to dig it out of a barn where it had lived - under hay and pigeon droppings! --a safe first car for Mikkel to drive; Grandpa DeBoer's chevy that provided a car for a college kid; Uncle Maynard's Toyota provided for another kid in college; our recent mini RV for retirement enjoyment; and the list goes on!!

So, can I not believe that this small problem with my Saturn will be resolved in some way by the graciousness of a Father who gives and gives and gives?  I will resolve to REMEMBER and be grateful.