We left early yesterday morning for our first trip out west. We planned to have an exciting trip, see new places, eat new foods, make new friends and visit some old ones! Well, after the first day, I certainly can say we HAVE had an exciting trip, though not neccesarily the excitement we planned for!
The first leg of the trip was like every other:
After school the kids had music lessons, Steven did some gymnastics, we muched on Twizzlers and played alot of Tic-Tac-Toe!
We pulled in to get gas, and when Chad walked around the RV he said, the suspension had fallen again. He said we very low on the right side. I texted a few of our friends and asked them to please pray for us. Chad wanted to make it to the church and then deal with the problem one we got there.
So we pulled out and drove a little more cautiously, and prayed that God would keep everything going a few more hours.
Then around 6pm we started wobbling. Chad pulled off the side of the road and found a blow out in the back. There wasn't much shoulder on the road and the sun was going down. Chad tried to drive to the service station just 5 miles down the road. Amazing how far 5 miles can become! We eeked allong till half-way there we heard some awful noises in the back. We stopped. It sounded like the whole back was breaking off. I posted on FB trying to see if any of our friends knew of any churches/friends in the NW part of Ohio. I texted our friends again to please pray for us.
Our friend Steve called us, reading btween the lines of my FB post and knowing that we had broken down. I want to thank all of our friends/family who posted and texted and called to let us know that they were praying for us. What a comfort to know that so many families were lifting up our family before the Lord!
We finally were able to get ahold of a towing company to come out and get us.
The first leg of the trip was like every other:
Driving through Pennsylvania was beautiful. The tapestry of color was amazing. The trees were almost flourescent with color, even through the cloudy, gloomy day. The kids were doing school and about every 15 minutes one o the kids would yell, "COOL! Look out the window".
So we pulled out and drove a little more cautiously, and prayed that God would keep everything going a few more hours.
Our friend Steve called us, reading btween the lines of my FB post and knowing that we had broken down. I want to thank all of our friends/family who posted and texted and called to let us know that they were praying for us. What a comfort to know that so many families were lifting up our family before the Lord!
When the mechanic looked at our tires, he stood up and said, "Where are the lug nuts? The tire is falling off!"
Chad came and told me that all of the lugnuts had snapped completely off on the right side and the tires were about to fall off! He said, God held those tires on. This could have been disastrous!
So we all got to ride in the back of a tow truck! Definitely NOT the mot comfortable ride I've ever had, but the boys liked ll the tools and the "mechanic" smell. They identified all the tools in the truck and told me how daddy and Peepa had taught them all about cars!
As I think over what happend, and realize what "could-have" happend, I can't help but just thank the Lord for keeping His hand on what is most precious to us-our Family! I thank God for our safety, and I want to thank all those who carried our family in prayer and have offered their help.
PRAYER WORKS! It is a priviledge to have God's people lifting your name up to God.
Please continue to pray for our family. Pray that the RV will be fixed PROPERLY, and also that God would be glorified through all the this.
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