What a great weekend! I graduated from college, got to go Myrtle Beach, spend time with my Ma (Marie), Sis (Desney), nieces & nephews and soon to be additional family! I couldn't have asked for a better Mother's Day celebrating my son's 13th birthday and simply enjoying the love of those nearest and dearest to me, my Babe & Shontice. What we didn't expect was for the "Mothership" we respectfully call our van to break down on the way returning home. Stopping off the highway to a filling station led us to McDonny's, an off the beating path automobile mechanic spot that had the likings of being in a movie. It literally reminded me of the mechanic station in "Peaceful Warrior"! The people were the sweetest that one could ever experience in the midst of a crisis of your main source of transportation to get home which was 181.4 miles away. While we waited, we learned how to play darts, was offered beverages and opportunity to sit back and relax while Trish sought quotes for a transmission for our 1999 Conversion Van with 220,000 miles! In short, we decided on the van being towed home with us in tow. Yes, this option required us to pay more than we would've liked, however thankful at the same time for the provision via a combination of great insurance and money to pay the difference. What this resulted in was being chauffeured home in the cleanest tow truck I could've asked for! It also meant my husband could relax before having to go to work and my children experiencing something new, me sharing my beautiful flowers with a lady (Trish) whom I could tell do not get them often and an chance to choose a different emotion & attitude than I would otherwise. When I say, "profound peace", that is what I had and have in the midst (as I am still enjoying the ride while typing this), even amid talking with the rental car people and waiting on pricing before solidifying the final option.
In conclusion, what I accept is that regardless of being chauffeured in a limousine or a tow truck, your attitude can make the experience a joy or a catastrophe. In this instance, a "joy" it was for all parties and purposes involved. You never know who you are going to meet and why paths must cross as they sometimes do, however when things are beyond your control, I hope you will stop and see them as "God moments" or your time to shine for Jesus or let Him shine on or in you. "I love you to pieces" is what a dear friend left on my voicemail and that's what living is all about.
BIG PROPS TO: C.M. Towing of Lexington, SC (Jeremie) the best tow truck and service all around & McDonny's Auto Mechanics, Lexington, SC! Thank you for great service!
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