UNPREDICTABLE

Two weeks after our newly repaired Buick Skylark ran smoothly, it suddenly died at the freeway on one of those trip to the North county for some meetings. Our driver was so scared specially that we had a four year old boy sittting at the back and the break would not work. He managed to park it safely and got it towed to our home.

Our friend Henry commented, "The Lord must love you a lot and He cares so much about your character". Implying that this is another exercise in patience and lack of mobility. And so we asked ourselves, did we make the wrong decision of having this old car repaired? Henry prayed to the Lord telling Him that the money used for the repair was HIS and He can use it anyway He wants too. (It seems we all wonder why we had it repaired for nothing at all). I went home with peace in my heart after hearing that prayer.

So our household went about doing our daily grind with one car and 4 driving adults . In one of our visits to a new Pastor friend, he learned of our car's situation and told us he will lend us his mechanic, and while he is still busy, he tossed a car key to Leo and lent him a Toyota Rav4, until our Buick is repaired. Just like that?, yes, just like that.

We have been using the RAV4 for some two weeks now and we still could not believe that we are driving that thing at the freeway, almost everyday...to our appointments and in running errands.

Unpredictable situations, unpredictable responses, unpredictable blessings, everything is unpredictable.

The mechanic has not showed up yet.

The Honeymoon Is Over

When we had our cultural orientation last April, we were told that the firts stage in the adjustment to another culture or country is the honeymoon stage. Where you get to appreciate everything that is good and nice and new. It has been over 3 months since we arrived and I can surely feel that the honeymoon is over. I have started to miss the big malls we have back home, my family and surely my circle of friends. However, isn't it that in a marriage, honeymoon can be any romantic date or a couple's get-away once in a while? So I guess, it is up to me to create those honeymoon moments once in a while.

More Than a CPA License

Getting a California driver's license is like getting an Identity here in California. One of our friends who is a CPA cried after failing the practical exam the second time. She felt frustrated that a CPA like her, a professional, could not even pass a driving test.
So when my turn came for my driving test, I had butteflies in my stomach. I remember taking the CPA board exams myself but did not have those fears like what I had for the drivingtest. Thank God, I passed with some room for improvements.