@SunWeatherMan 1. Thank you!
2. Wow!
3. The teacher in me wants to re-listen and create curriculum for myself to be able to absorb and learn not just the material but the way it was originally manifested.
4. I did this with your book too, Ben. Even made myself an appendix.
5. Carry on! ❤️
@thequeenofrust Your ongoing story of living life to the fullest is even more inspiring in light of this revelation of survival. Glad to have met you in the digital world!
I love people who are intellectually omnivorous.
The kind who can discuss folklore, black holes, bird migration, poetry, and grocery store pricing in a single conversation without getting lost.
@thequeenofrust Rode my Vespa 1,500 miles to Saratoga, WY with my son to see the house my dad grew up in. On the way, we met a homeless man in Laramie who asked us to get a message to his mom. When we delivered the message, it turned out he grew up in the same house my dad grew up in!
@HemmerleinLee I have to monitor new followers almost daily to rid myself of trolls. Otherwise I’d have hundreds of followers instead of just 55 real people. The folks I follow are genuine and it’s good to read what they post. If you want some leads, check out my “following” section.
In my second year of brokerage our car was stolen from our apartment as we slept. The car my husband had just prayed over that it would last us till our situation improved.
It was a crappy car with 200k in miles and the check engine light on but we needed that car. We had no money , my husband was still in college and I hadn’t made a dime from brokerage.
Our area is car dependent so we had a few choices:
1. Car loan from sketchy car lot that would give us a loan considering our lack of income. We couldn’t afford another monthly bill❌
2. Quit brokerage and get a “real” job (as my circle referred to a W2) But the recession was in full swing and unemployment high ❌
3. Trust God.
I remember my manager at the firm I worked at asking what was next as if I had no choice but to throw in the towel. I told him I didn’t know.
By miracle we had full coverage on that piece of crap and when the insurance co. asked me what the value of it was I estimated $2000. I knew we couldn’t buy another car for that.
They called us the next day saying they wanted to settle because recovery was not likely and the car was probably in parts and in Mexico by now.
They offered us $6500 if I remember correctly and sent us a check. We couldn’t believe it.
We were able to buy a cheap Toyota Corolla off Craigslist in all cash. No car payment. Our expenses were low enough to stay in brokerage and that “new” car lasted us till after our first home and baby until the engine blew out.
Sometimes our prayers are answered in weird ways. We prayed that car would last and it didn’t but God provided another that did and far beyond what we expected.