June 11, 2007--A new van

We're getting another van! A big one! This thing seats eleven people! The family that owns it is going to be just giving it to us, because they are getting another one. I'm so thankful to God for this blessing. Our station wagon was falling apart, and it was embarrassing to drive. This van actually looks pretty nice, too! It's older, but the engine was rebuilt a year ago and the transmission was replaced two years ago. It's not great on fuel, but not much worse than the station wagon. When you have a family our size, there just really aren't vehicles that do get good fuel mileage. The family that is giving it to us in two weeks (they have to get their new vehicle first) outgrew it. They've got ten kids and have been double belting in the back. It almost feels like overkill for a family with only six kids, but it will be nice having a little extra room to spread out. Sometime with everything being so tight all the time it gets frustrating, and I sometimes feel like God's not blessing us. Then He does something like this for us, and I am so thankful for those little (and big!) reminders that He's still there, He still cares. He's still faithful to provide for our every need! Praise the Lord!