After an event-filled couple of days, which included getting on the road a little later than expected, we have finally arrived in Colorado! It's quite surreal to actually wake up this morning and see the breath-taking Rocky Mountains against the clear blue sky. We have been talking, dreaming, and planning for this day for months and now we are standing on the edge with nothing holding us back any longer.
Throughout our move, the Lord has provided for us tremendously. Recently we had to fix a flat on Michael's truck and determined that he did not have the proper "Nissan specific tools" to raise and lower the spare. Consequently, we had to go to the dealership in town to get the spare reattached, but we failed to acquire the jack and other tools prior to our departure. There was much going on, and it simply slipped our minds.
After signing all the documents on Wednesday afternoon, we went and picked up our puppy from our wonderful friends Les and Kelly. While there, the boys started discussing the truck and we came to the realization that it was a very unwise idea to travel for 16 hours without the ability to change a flat. Les, who also owns a Nissan Frontier, offered to let us buy his tool set and order his own so that we would be well-equipped on the road. Incredibly, just a few hours later, Michael and I were in the car, on I35 just north of Temple and we heard a loud rumble under the truck. I glanced behind us, just in time to see our spare fly 20 feet in the air, bounce off the concrete median and roll across two lanes of rush-hour traffic on the opposite side of the highway. Although there were numerous cars and 18-wheelers on the road, miraculously, no one was injured and the spare was left intact.
We turned around, picked up the spare which had rolled back into the grass median, and exited at the first available opportunity. We had no idea where we were and so we began praying that the Lord would lead us to someone who could evaluate the tire and reattach it. Not two minutes later we came across the Pedroza Tire Shop- a tiny tire shop off the side of road in the outskirts of Temple. There, three hermanos en Cristo (brothers in Christ) assisted us and ensured that we gave us doble seguridad (double security) on the reattached tire. Because of their wonderful service, we made it all the way here with no trouble at all.
Praise the Lord that no one was injured and that our truck did not sustain any damage. And, had it not been for Les's generosity in providing us the tools and the skills of these wonderful men, there's no telling when we would have finally gotten on the road.
The Lord never ceases to amaze me in providing for the "little things" in our lives whether it be clothes on our backs, food on the dinner table, or something as obscure as a tire iron. In Romans 12:12, we are reminded to always be rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, and continue steadfastly in prayer. My precious mom shared that scripture with us when we finally arrived at their home Wednesday night. What a wonderful reminder as we start this new chapter.
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