Someone is watching my back!

You want to have a clean car to travel, or so my thinking went. I drove my Pathfinder smack dab onto the tracks at the Shammy Car Wash (in memory of the Six Chicks). Nailed it. The attendant spewed out her memorized commands of how I could navigate the car through the automatic car wash.

Me: "But, wait! I don't want to stay in my car with those things bopping on my car."

Attendant: "Well, you have to stay in the car. It's an insurance issue."

Me: "I'm so sorry, but I can't do that. Don't like those bopping things. I tried it the last time I was here (which was my first time ever to face my fear and stay in the car) and I made it through but it was not a pleasant facing of my fear. I'll come back another time with my son."

Attendant: "Nah, that's okay. I guess you can catch your car if you wait at the end where it comes out."

She proceeded to give me detailed instructions how to maneuver to the end of the car wash, and in mere seconds, there I S T O O D...waiting for my car to be delivered to me.

She made it sound easy. How hard could this be? Just take a running jump and plop in. Okay, here it comes. I grabbed the door and flung it open. My flip flops were flopping to keep up with the rolling car. What if I miss when I jump in? For a quick second, I actually thought I could stop the car with my own strength. Silly me. Way too suddenly, there was a major dip in the pavement with intentions to stop the car that had just gained momentum. I held my breath and took a dive into the car that was now rolling backwards. I think I slammed on the brakes or maybe stepped on the gas. IDK. I didn't expect the car to be RUNNING. I was WAY TOO CLOSE to the street and so I just took O F F with a spanking clean car. Shaking like a leaf in the wind. Don't try this one at home!

We made it to Austin in our spanking clean car. Writing to you from a hotel in our state's capital. Awesomeness. We're in town for a job interview. Spent the most delightful evening with fifteen fun & loving people. Tomorrow will be a full day with church leaders and staff. Can't wait! Micah 7:7 - We are watching in hope, waiting on God," not for any man. That verse says that He hears us in Austin. And I believe He has said to me in Isaiah 22:22 that He will "give us a key to open the door that no man can shut. I'll drive the peg in a very firm place for you." He will. "God answers; God looks after us."- Hosea 14:8. And I just love what Kim said to me in a comment this week---He is watching your back..."God is taking care of us on every side." 2Chron 32:22. No matter what! In a car wash or groping for words in an interview. He's got my back.

Deeply appreciate your prayers for our next step. We want to hear our God saying "Go to the place I send you." Genesis 12:1. We wait for no man, just on our God to say the word.