car trouble/awesome.

timmy got me a woodwick candle, and im convinced that they're the best thing ever.

things have been incredibly busy.  last week we drove down to arkansas so timmy could shadow matt tibbit (he used to work here in keokuk, and now he works outside fayetteville [prairie grove]) and also to see my family.

at pgcc where matt works, we saw some of my friends from when i worked at camp joshua.  the last time i saw these two girls they were in 6th grade, i think.  now they're leaders in their youth group.  it was awesome to catch up with them.

also noteworthy: when we got to fayetteville, we were hugging my parents in the drive way when timmy looked over and said, "is that smoke coming out of the hood of the car?" lo and behold, it was.  it appeared as if something was leaking all over the engine, so we decided to take it to the honda shop the next day.

as the mechanic at the honda shop pulled the car into the garage a hose broke, and then they noticed that pretty much all the other hoses were about to break, along with about two printed out pages of other things that were worn out in poor ol road hog.

so, we got our car fixed as an early Christmas present from mom and dad parker.

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when we got back to keokuk, we were told that someone from church had bought a car for us.  (you may remember that we lost our other car in a flash flood back in april or may) we haven't minded sharing a car.  it's only frustrating once in a while.  but this just makes things so much easier.  plus, now i can drive wherever i want, whenever i want.  kind of...

anyway.  it was really exciting.  i have heard of people giving other people cars before, but i didn't really think that kind of thing would ever happen to me.  such extreme kindness from people who don't know us very well... it's pretty humbling.

so the other day, after all the craziness of driving back in a hurry from arkansas, timmy went out to the coffee shop to read and relax for a while and when he came back he brought me a wood wick candle.  its deeeericious.  i love it.  he knew i've been wanting one.  i would never have bought it for myself though, they're kind of ridiculously priced.  but now i know why.  

they rock.  that's why.

love.