Dear Jose,
As always when I read your posts I am overcome with such love that your words always evoke. You probably have no idea how priceless your words of faith are for us also struggling with similar issues. Your speaking openly about your own human needs and the faith that what is needed will be provided has caused me to look deeper at my own worries and fears and to remember that I find help from the One "above" and within who knows what we need even if it is a simple repaired washing machine. Let me explain...
As many of you know, George and I have had our own bouts of worrisome events this past couple months. It is interesting how our human nature, when feeling a bit worried or fearful, can easily create mountains of problems from some of the simplest of life's little mishaps. And it was this state I found myself in a couple weeks ago. As I was pondering all that was "wrong" with my life, I noticed for the hundredth time the water on the floor, spit out by our faulty and barely hanging in there ancient washing machine. It has been "badish" for several years now ever since George, during one of my absences, turned the washer knob the wrong direction, causing the agitator to only agitate in one direction. You don't realize how important this two directional thing is until you look at the mangled clothes all intertwined on the agitator stem in the middle of the wash basin.
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In the years since this unfortunate event the mechanics of the poor thing have become ever worse as the weight and strength of tightly bound towels and sheets have warped the stem to the point that it sat at a decided angle much like the leaning tower of Pisa. The noise has increased too with a decided clacking that happened as the poor mechanisms within tried to do their ever increasingly difficult job.
So it was at this point one afternoon as I waded through the water that I said rather aggressively, " You would think "somebody" could do something about that!" (meaning of course, the Midwayers who are frequent visitors to our home.) I immediately felt sorry for that undeserved and derisive comment and apologized but added under my breath that it would, indeed, be so nice if it worked properly again as we didn't have the funds to buy another one. Well I moved on and completely forgot this for a day or so never really expecting any change. I washed several loads of clothes before I realized that there was no water on the floor, causing me to peak inside the lid. To my complete joy and surprise the shaft was as straight and balanced as it had been the day it was first made
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and it was agitating both directions again!
I called George in and asked him what he did to the washer machine. He, of course, panicked and said, "Nothing, honest! I followed your directions!" (I posted directions on the washer's use on the wall behind the machine this time before I left. LOL) I said, "Look at the machine. Do you see anything different?" He looked closer..."WEll, um no
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." (Obviously the dear man is not as observant as I gave him credit for.)
"Look at the agitator!" His eyes widened in disbelief..."How did you do that?" he asked. "I didn't!" Then I told him what had transpired earlier...how in that Sunday morning moment I was at a low point and needed something, anything, to boost my spirits and give me a shred of hope for George and for our future. So what I got was a "washing machine miracle"...and a little lesson that even things that seem bent out of proportion and impossible to repair, can always be rebuilt, fixed even better than it was before by the Universe energies that so guide us...by the Infinite Source that benevolently gives us what is needed, even when our faith is at it's weakest. I thought I would never forget that little lesson, yet here, just a few short weeks later I find myself repeating the moans and groans of the past. Ah well practice makes perfect and so I will pray for you and your new van, Jose. (I am so happy for you!) I pray for the funds to be available to meet your financial obligations and I pray for your peace of mind in this regard... God and the benevolent universe has your... all our backs somehow and in some way we will get past the bumps in the road. (hopefully
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)
((((Hugs))))
Sandy