My husband and I affectionately dubbed our town "the place that eats it young" sometimes it is the everyday grind that brings us to our knees to think this way. Sometimes it is the everyday grind; the trials we face that brings us to our knees in a different manner all together. It is no secret that life throws you curve balls. Ultimately it is your state of mind that allows you to deal effectively with these blows. Sometimes it is the people in your presence that hold your hand and help you to see the sun. My son and I went to pick up his car today the wait was killing him. After saving, doing without and driving "the bomb" the taste of finally being a car owner had him at the bank 30 min early today. The transaction went well and the young lady we bought the car from escorted us to her home to even get an extra set of tires and parts. Things change fast in life. These quick changes sometimes exceed our minds ability to swallow the moment. As my boy drove back into town (30min drive) feeling good about his new wheels, his battery light went on. As he pulled into the bank to finish paperwork his new "steed" died. Frustrated, embarrassed and overwhelmed I could see the makings of what later became his statement for the day; "That's it, I am just going to rely on public transportation forever". This was to be the mantra for the public outpouring of compassion that came from our banker, our insurance agent and our mechanic. Our banker assured him it was okay and not to worry, although he did. Our insurance agent dropped what he was doing and drove over to this young man, now at the garage. Our mechanic stopped and took the car right in; he knew my son was crushed. We found him sitting on the curb with his head against his knees. Our agent took all the info and the pictures he needed and assured him things would be fine. As the agent left the news came that the repair would be fixed in the morning as soon as the part arrived. Our mechanic assured him as well that the repair just happened and that his car was fine. In the middle of this the young lady we bought the car from even called and wanted to send money for the repair she was so sorry (he declined her offer, saying she felt so bad). When all was said and done the car won't go home with our son tonight; a major disappointment for sure. He has pride in knowing he is an automobile owner. More importantly this young adult is the owner of a piece of mind that the people around him care. He knows for sure that he is forever to be at times, reliant on "public transportation" but knot the kind he had referred to earlier but the kind that comes when God reaches the hearts of those around you and allows you to ride on HIS shoulder and theirs through crisis. We should have his car tomorrow and he will also have the love of those who were there for him when he needed it. Special thanks to Hope at Newburg Bank, Tom & Noah at Tom's Garage and Tony at American insurance you all went beyond what was expected.
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