Thank you, Lord, for the screw in my tire! :)

Yes, I know what you're thinking: Is that sarcasm?

No, it's not.

It's the truth.

Praise Him when things go well, and praise Him when they don't.

Heading out to my car for my lunch break this afternoon, I noticed a screw in my rear driver's side tire. Yikes! It looked a little low, too. So, I drove very slowly to Les Schwab on Everett Ave. (about 2 mins. from my office), and ran into my friend, Garrett. He used to be at the Marysville Les Schwab, but he moved, I guess.

Since no one was ahead of me, he came right up, asked what was wrong, and how he could help. I told him, and asked if it would be too much trouble to balance and rotate as well. He said, "Not one bit. We'll get it done right away." I also asked for new wiper blades, and he had no problem installing those, either.

After it was all over, he came in to give me a verbal breakdown of what was up. Fixed the almost-flat tire with a patch, balanced and rotated all 4 tires, checked the brakes and shocks. Well, the front brakes are fine, but the rear ones are sealed, so that will be another day, another appointment.

Anyway, it looks like my shocks are leaking in the back. So I'll need new ones. Garrett called me, and it's not too expensive.

So, the blessings are incredibly abundant here. If I hadn't been observant and checked my tires for marks from the parking nazis, I wouldn't have seen the screw. Blessing #1. If I hadn't taken it to the tire store that I did, I'd have not seen Garrett. Blessing #2. If I didn't have the screw in the tire, I might never have known about the shocks. Blessing #3. It all happened before Autumn & Winter weather set in. Blessing #4.

I just keep counting, and the Lord keeps blessing. So...

...thank you, Lord, for the screw in my tire. :)