Two of a Kind

A broken van AC just might change my life. Well - many lives. A couple of weeks ago our van AC went out. We went to have it fixed but things just kept popping up that prevented that from happening. Around the same time my cousin, Kara, posted on Facebook that her husband, Chad, was building his mobile car repair company. We decided that since we only live an hour and a half away now we should take our van to him. Our plan was to take it immediately - the whole family would go - but again things kept popping up. We FINALLY worked out a day but the whole family wouldn't be availble to go this time. As I got ready to leave with Sam and Isabel it was raining - it hasn't rained in MONTHS! I decided it would NOT be a good idea to take little Sammy in the van with no AC and the windows up so everyone but me stayed home. This was not by chance. Without a doubt it was not. 

What an amazing visit I have had with my cousin and her family! We have shared stories, talked "shop" (aka ministry), and even a discussed a little theology. It turns out we are living parrallel lives only an hour and a half away from each other. We are both called to full time ministry. We both currently work with children in just slightly different capacities. We both know that we are where we are supposed to be - for now - but that God is calling us to more radical living that may or may not be where we are right now. 

I am intrigued. I have no idea what is going to happen in the future. But I know that this is the start of something. I know that some day (could be months, years, or even decades) we will look back at this day as the beginning. I am excited at the very real possibility that we might one day serve God together with our families side by side. 

I miss my family (even though I've only been gone for a few hours) but I know if I had the distraction of my precious Sam or my older "babies" we would not have spent these hours deep in conversation. 

I LOVE HOW GOD WORKS