angelo.

Meet Angelo.

This was my first car! I took this pic on the day I traded him in. 

He {YES, the car will be personified throughout the whole post} was a Honda Civic and almost 10 years old when I got him. You guys, I LOVED this car. I still love this car!!! And looking back, it seems strange that I loved him so much. But Angelo taught me a lot!

So I have all of these crazy fond memories him....  Driving around town ONLY on the streets since I wasn't allowed to get on the highway yet, going ice skating w/ friends at the Galleria , numerous trips to Target after school, going to volleyball games at church, etc. 

It wasn't all good and happy-go-lucky. Again, he was an older vehicle and I inherited him from my sister who drove him down from New York. That long trip kinda took its toll and he gave me many headaches for the next few years. 

He was definitely not doing zero to sixty in one second.... it took me a bit to zoom off.

Using the a/c was too taxing for the engine. I live in TX. Sooo I had many sweaty summer drives.

Sometimes at a light, it would randomly stop working. Horror of Horrors.

And that's just a small list of his ailments. I couldn't afford repairs and what repairs we did get never lasted for very long. But all of this stuff was teaching me little lessons that stick with me today. Like, I'm understanding of an older car when I'm behind them at the light, I don't need my a/c pounding me with cold air constantly and I'm reminded to pray for protection when get into the car. 

I have a nicer vehicle now and it's so easy to forget that although I'm not bringing it to the mechanic constantly, I still need His help and His protection. That little car kept me on my knees, okay?? And I can't help but think about the "ailments" that I deal with today. No, it's not always fun and games but it's keeping me on my knees and causing me to seek Him more and more. I remember one night I was driving home from work. It was cold and dark and desolate and rainy and about 45 min from home. Annndd my engine just died on me right before I got on the highway. Talk about feeling alone and worried! I knew I couldn't afford repairs but somehow God worked it all out in the long run. And that's how God works! He brings us through valleys where HE is the only one that we can depend on. No matter how much I fidget and want answers, my only source is in the God who holds all things in His hands.