It's been awhile since I posted a daily blessings, mainly because the month of February has been such a busy month. We've had many a daily blessings, such as the number of special mainland visitors we've had, but I did have to take some time this morning to give an account of a recent event - a daily blessing.
This past Wednesday, Michael and I took our long awaited anniversary dinner (you can also add a late Valentines). Oh, before I go on, I don't want anyone thinking that it's any of Michael's fault why the lateness of our date nights. We initially wanted to celebrate our anniversary (which was January 2nd) back in January however Michael got sick and we weren't able to go and then life just got busy and suddenly we found ourselves in February. Celebrating Valentine's later was MY idea as I am not very fond of crowds; I don't see the romance in a crowded restaurant. Just wanted to make that clear before anyone gets the idea that Michael is not taking good care of me. (LOL!)
Okay, so back to my story... Awhile back, a gracious sister gave us a gift card to Roy's Restaurant - so we wanted to try out one of the Roy's here on the island. We decided to go to the Roy's in Hawaii Kai - about 30 minutes from where we live, basically on the other side of the island. Yeah, kinda of far for island standards but we really wanted to feel like we were "getting away." We took our time and had a really nice dinner (I'll post about that at a later time); spend several hours just talking and enjoying each other.
We headed home about 9:00 pm and needed to get some gas before we picked up Keaolani; at the gas station we noticed that our car was having a little bit of problem starting but we eventually made it to our friend's condo in Ko'Olina. As we were getting ready to go home, our car wouldn't start...Oh my!!! Our dear brother Ron came out to help us, even tried to jump start the car thinking it was the battery. Car wouldn't start. A neighbor came out and stated it might be a problem with the starter. So to make a long story short, we called our insurance company and had them tow our car back to our home. Ron graciously took us home.
Blessing #1: While we were waiting for the tow truck to arrive, I kept thinking how timely God was because our car actually made it to Ko'Olina (less than 10 minutes from where we live). Had our car broken down in Hawaii Kai, it would have been a lot harder and would have taken a lot longer to get home.
Blessing #2: Yesterday was spent looking for a repair shop and praise God, we found a guy who seemed to know his stuff; matter-of-fact, after I told him what was going on, he suspected that it wasn't the starter but rather the battery. He said he could fit us in on Friday (today); just have our car towed again to his shop, which, praise God again, it in the same town we live in.
Blessing #3: This morning, I called several tow companies to get our car towed to Raf's shop - the quotes we got were well over $100. Michael had the idea to try to start the car up again - to our surprise and delight, the car actually started - another indication that it's the battery and not the starter. God saved us another $100. So Michael drove the car to the shop instead. We're just awaiting for the diagnosis.
Looking back, we see God's perfect timing and providence handling this latest adventure in our lives. Not to mention His loving kindness, protection, and provision. To Him be the glory!
(Notice the image of the clock; doesn't it look like it's lifting it's hands in praise!! :) )
