Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Perspective

We've had kind of a rough week (I know it is only Tuesday). Our vacuum cleaner is broken and we are trying to decide if Brian can fix it or we need to get a new one. Also, our van is in the shop and we just found out that it will be costing us a pretty penny to fix it.

Fortunately Brian and I immediately (while talking about this over the phone) chose to take a positive perspective on this. First off, we were given this brand new vacuum cleaner 13 years ago. I would say it was worth every penny we spent - but hey - we didn't even need to spend one penny on it. Second, the problem with our van is quite serious in that - if we don't get it fixed now - we might all be breathing in carbon monoxide soon. The best thing the Lord did in this situation is that we didn't know about that life threatening problem. Our van is in the shop for an entirely different reason. Thank God we have an awesome mechanic that discovered this. What price tag would we put on the 3 precious children that ride in that van several times a week. I'd say God's been good to us!
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3 comments:

Heather said...

Oooo that stinks that the van and vacuum are falling apart, but AMAZING that you choose to see the positive side of things!

anthonyandbeth said...

sorry about all the expense headed your way but very happy the problem was discovered and you are able to see God's hand in it all. as He has protected you He will provide!

Allison said...

Great perspective! Thanks for the reminder. =)