I was just thinking this evening, "Wow, I can't believe it's been almost a month since my car accident. Almost a month without a car. Almost a month that I've been inconveniencing my parents and using their car. And there's no end in sight."

All along, Josh & I have been praying specifically that God would make it very clear to us what car we should get. There had been a few potentials along the way but never ones that were very clear to us that we should get.

So, we've kept searching. And we've kept praying about it every day.

My mom is driving out of town next week, and Dad will need transportation while she's away. I knew I had til Wednesday. Since I am ridiculously busy, that meant I had part of Friday evening and part of Saturday to find a car, have it looked it, bargain the price down, and purchase it. Hello, pressure.

I'm not gonna lie; a couple of the last few days have been really discouraging. Now add in the pressure of the time constraint, and we're up for real fun!

Tonight I shut my phone off during Josh's concert (they, by the way, did a fAbuLoUs job!!), and it was off for a couple few hours. When I turned it back on there was a voicemail. It was from Shellie, my Pampered Chef consultant who is organizing our Pampered Chef shower, so naturally I assumed the call was regarding the shower.

Wrong!

"Hi, Jennifer. This is Shellie. I was calling to let you know I have a car for you. For free."

A friend of theirs from church is giving me his car. I've been told it's rusty and needs new tires eventually. I believe it's bigger than I wanted. But suddenly I just don't care anymore. I don't care if it has crank windows, a cassette player, and a silly sounding horn. It's free! I feel so lavished upon.

After getting the voicemail, I was so sunned I was speechless. This, as Josh can attest to, does not happen often!

Josh: "Did you want a Buick?"

Me: "No."

Josh: "Let me put it this way: Will you consider a Buick?"

Me: "YES! Of course."

Praise the Lord for His goodness and for others sharing their blessings. He certainly did make it very clear indeed!