What the Pork and Beans…
I truly believe that God is testing me this week for some reason and I would like to know why. But I have two stories to share.
Story #1
I was home for lunch. After eating I was getting ready to go back to work. I opened my car door put my purse and water jug inside. I sat down ready to get right back to work. I put the key in the ignition turn the key and NOTHING…What the Pork and Beans!! Why Why Why me….are you serious. Yes ohhh yes my engine would not turn over. I called my brother-of course…I know nothing about cars…so my brother is the first person I call. He told me it was my battery or starter….please let it be the battery. My brother put some Pepsis on the battery cords or whatever they are called and NOTHING. My brother called
Down Town Auto…family friend he said he could look at my car if I towed it down to the shop. By this time I was a little upset at the situation. My brother then told me to check my car again…he had this feeling. I go out to my car- put the key in the ignition and brummmm brumm brumm… YES YES YES….My car started. I drove my car to Down Town Auto…just to make sure everything was still okay. He told me the cords b/w the battery and whatever they are hooked to needed to be cleaned. Everything was okay…total bill 25.76 better then paying $300 for a new starter.
Story #2
As I wrote in my pervious blog I was going to have a religious debate with Chris today. I talked to Jose last night and got the answer to the question Chris asked yesterday. Why do Catholics pray to Saints? I called Chris and said, “Hey I have a question for you?” Has anyone ever come up to you asked, “Chris I’m having a hard time could you please pray for me?” Yes, it has happened. “And why did you pray for that person?” I know where you are going with this Marianna. “Did you pray for that person?” Yes I did. Why did you pray for that person? Isn’t God good enough? Didn’t you tell me yesterday that you should just pray to God? Well yes but…But what? I pray to God for people that are down on earth…not that are in heaven. Yes but they are in heaven with GOD!! You still pray for people to God. You interceded there is no difference. We pray to saints and ask them to intercede to God for us. You do the same thing by praying to God for someone!!….silence……I had won. I won! I’m so proud of myself. I never in my life… have I won religious debate. Most of the time I would just sit there and let the person talk…BUT this time I stood up for what I believed in!!! I’m so proud of myself. I actually stood up for something I believed and it was a good feeling.
”Fear is a sign—usually a sign that I’m doing something right.” Erica Jong
