Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

I don't know if anyone else remembers this book from their childhood, but I feel like it paralleled the events of my Monday.
This morning, I was actually kind of excited about going to school. This first week is easy. Just a bunch of inservice stuff and no kiddos. So I hop in the car and head on over to Creek Valley MS. The drive was great. I had my worship music blasting and I was pumped about this day. Just as I turn onto Creek Valley Blvd. my car stopped. It just stopped. So, in a panic, I turn the key and it starts back up. Sadly, the power steering went out but I was able to coast to the school which was about a half mile away. At lunch I found out that the work needed to be done would cost about $861. Wow. That's a lot of money to put into a car that isn't even worth that. After all, the Escort is about 9 years old. But after talking it through with my Dad, we decided that this was the best decision until I really had time to do research and find a new car. This was not how I had planned on spending the money so I burst into tears at the shock of it all. But I knew it would be okay.

Later on in the afternoon, I tripped and ripped part of my favorite little black dress sandals. I was sad, but it seemed like no big deal compared to the car.

When I got home, I realized the garbage disposal wasn't working. I called my dad again, and he gave me some instructions on resetting it. Well, it didn't start to work so we have declared it broken. Last time I checked, plumbers don't work for free.

Dealing with all of this stuff just overwhelms me and makes me long for someone who is here with me to alleviate the stress and share the burdens. But for now, it's all on me.

So that is pretty much how my day went.

But.......

There are some good things about today.
1. My car died at school just miles from my house and not on my road trip to Iowa.
2. I have a friend/coworker who lives just 2 miles from me and gave me a ride home from school and is taking me to school tomorrow
3. I have a friend, Andrea, from my homegroup that lives about a mile from me and gave me a ride to and from homegroup.
4. The disposal thing is covered under my home warranty so it won't cost too much to fix.
5. Those shoes hurt my feet anyway and weren't practical for teaching.
6. My Dad is really always there for me when I need him. So much so that I tear up when I think about how selfless he is in his love for me.
7. I have an amazing church and girls in my homegroup. God has used both to draw me to himself and show me more about who he is.

Today was just one of those days. It will not go down in the books as my favorite day of life. But the Lord really met all of my needs for the day. So thanks to all who helped me get through today and so graciously offered to help me out. And thank you, Jesus, for reminding me that I don't have to go it alone.