A Bigger Car . . .

I've been praying and thinking about this for a few weeks now. I am in need of a bigger car -- just plain and simple. For one, on Sunday mornings, my car is LOADED down with things for children's church. Most of the time there isn't even room for my kids in my car on Sundays!! And, it's not stuff that I can just leave at the school. It has to be transported week after week.

Secondly, I want to be a part of the school carpool. Krissy has a carpool going with this lady in Baird. Then, Kilee started going to Cornerstone and I thought it was the perfect time to jump on the "carpool" wagon. But, my car isn't big enough to hold all of the kids, plus Evan. So, right now, the plan is that I will pay Jennifer $15 a week for gas to use her van to go get all of the kids. It is kind of both of our ways in getting in on our share of the carpool. There isn't a day that she could take or pick up the kids, so letting me use her van is her way in. But, she can't afford the extra gas for 2 more times a week, so I said I would pay her for gas.

It has worked out that I haven't had to use her van (or pay her) and it has been really nice, but that's only because one of the kids was sick on my days or this past Friday, I took Evan to Aaron's office while I went to get the kids.

So, I've been praying for a newer/bigger car and I'm just stepping out there and posting this so all of you can believe with me. Just today, I went in to town and had to pick up stuff for children's church tomorrow. Aaron called and asked if I could come and get the boys (they were at Bryan's playing Xbox), but when I got there, there wasn't ANYWHERE for the boys to sit because of the stuff!! Ethan & Payton sat in the front seat and I cleared out a small place for Evan to sit.

I love my car and I would love to give it away, but we owe money on it and we have to figure out what the deal is with the gas tank (see Aaron's blog), so that isn't an option. I don't have specifics on what kind of car I want -- preferrably an SUV and not white. Other than that, I don't know. This whole thing is just going to have to be one of those "God Things".