I myself was given into the sadness and despair of returning to this house without Spanky when I initially posted all this last night on FaceBook. But I was worn, weary and much in need of sleep and regeneration of both body/mind, and Spirit.
Our car was broke down for about 24hrs. After the blowout, the shaking of the car flipped a "Gas Reset Switch" in the trunk. I did not know cars had such, but evidently ours did. Fortunately, a Mechanic told me how to fix it for free, alot of others would have charged for the info. But we were stranded and after looking for Spanky for 2 hours and getting local police involved...I had to get my family off the highway and could not let us sleep in the car just 2 feet off the interstate. So the cops got us into town to a Motel, but I could not reach anyone to help us get a room for the night So I stayed awake all night keeping watch as myself, Michael and Lisa (and Cinnamon) had to wait/sleep on a bench and the Grass on the side of the motel. The next morning, we found a picnic table to wait on family to come help us from 5 hours away, and Lisa and Michael stayed awake as I slept on the picnic table. We were in the town of Alvarado, and I have to say, its a great town. The Lord took care of us, and I had at least enough on me to buy us supper the evening prior once at the Motel, and breakfast the next morning as we sought out and found the picnic table in front of a grocery store. The table was actually at a SnoCone Stand in the front corner of the Grocery Store lot. I got us a loaf of bread a pack of cheese, lettuce and a bag of ICE and gallon of water and 2 litre soda to snack on as we camped out the next 7 hours. Remarkably it all lasted, even the ice 6 of those hours as the table at the SnoCone Stand already in the morning shade, we moved right beside the building and kept shaded more than 6 of those 7 hours. IN the meantime People came up, were really nice to us, offered us food, even insisted when we turned down both food and in one case money. Even the Motel manager the night prior was very understanding and allowed us to stay on the side of the building. Most motel managers would have run us off in such situation, especially when Lisa and Michael got so tired they needed to sleep. I told Michael at one point, "Son, some people pay good money to do this, to sleep outside under the stars...they call it "CAMPING!"
After my dad got there with his family to help us out, his wife stayed with Lisa and Michael at the picnic table while Dad and I went to deal with towing my car off the freeway and back to town where we could deal with getting it running again. Several people came up to Lisa while I was gone, making sure she and Mike were okay, bringing food, drink, at least 4 people offered us money, the first two of which I said "NO", that we were okay, and then at the end of the day, I accepted as the last two came up and offered, 2 ladies gave combined thier change to give us $5 and after that One woman came up and told us she believed God wanted her to give us $40 and I told her that was exactly the amount we needed for another Tire and that I had prayed for such. We both praised THE LORD, and I asked her had she ever heard the sounds of "THE SHOFAR" to which she said no. I went to the car and got my Shofar and sounded it's calls loudly from the parking lot...all but the last Cadence as I sounded, "Tekiah", "Shivarim" and appropriately for the situation at hand, the weeping cadence of the Shofar, "Terulah", which in the moment, I sounded thinking not of the woman and her generous gift, but for my dog who is out there somewhere, missing his "Daddy." Later, The local Methodist Church Pastor came up at the end of the day about 5 pm after My dad who drove up from La Grange and I were finally getting the car running. (whom Dad and I had towed by that point to the store parking lot where Lisa, Mike, and my dad's wife were waiting at the picnic Table we had been at all day). That pastor offered help as well and I turned my attention solely to my dog, asking Prayer for Spanky, telling him where he was last seen. We will be going back there in a couple days, it's only about 70 miles from us fortunately. We are lucky it did not happen much further away. I will take flyers with me, and may visit that church congregation on Sunday to ask for help finding our dog. I am still very concerned about Spanky, but I have a hope in my heart, albeit small at times, still hope, that he will be returned to us. I do not rule out that all of this, is but a test to bring us all just that much closer together as a Family.
I do not believe in coincidence at least not in the sense that mutual events connect together with no meaning or purpose whatsoever, I believe all things are connected, that there is reason in everything, even in this unfortunate event.
Now that I have had my sleep, that my body has recuperated some, so then has my Spirit returned to me stronger. The sadness that initially had me overwhelmed, is now being combated by the realization that Yah' is in control, and well capable of working in situations, and in hearts and bringing together incidences by which to return Spanky to us, and while I don't like confessing it at this point, even if he should not return Spanky to us, the sadness of returning without him, is still being combated by the knowledge that Spanky survived the event of going out the window and the awful tumbling down the road, and by eyewitness report, is strong, and walking well, and sustained no physical injury that is recoverable. So as said in the last post, now, is not the time for remorse or regret, now sweetie, is time to pray.
The most important things to consider at this time, is that it could have been much worse,we were going at least 70mph when that blowout happened and it was not like most blowouts, the entire tread on the tire shredded off and whipped the car wildly and I was fortunate enough to have taken control and gotten the car off the road. Michael is ok, Lisa is Ok, Cinnamon, who was also with us, also ok, And Spanky and myself, while not preferring to be separated, are by the report of eyewitnesses save for a few phsyical cuts and bruises on Spanky, and emotional on myself, we too, are ok. That, is the most important thing in wake of the accident to be remembered in this timeframe.
In order to even be able to afford the trip to NM in the first place, I had to pawn my Riding Lawnmower for $400. That Lawnmower was my primary assured source of income over the summer as I have for 2 months been passing out flyers for lawn care, and trying to get what yard work I could to sustain us. While the LORD has assured me our financial situation is about to drastically change, that change, to my knowledge has not yet become evident. So as such, we were going to retrieve that lawnmower Friday when My wife gets what we expected to be her last paycheck from this past school year.
But Spanky is Family. And he is important. As such, we are going to dedicate the money that would have retrieved the riding mower, and use it to post as reward money for the safe return of our dog.
I am asking those paying attention to please pray for our family.
I am also going on notice about another matter.
A couple years ago, for those Paying attention as far back as the posts on The Mt. Carmel Discussion Board, I noted at some point in the Future The Lord had told me I would be instructed to Call for Tithes from the Believers.
I am his anointed. Those of you paying attention long enough know the toll I undergo during vision states and times of spiritual anticpation/fulfillment with regards to these visions.
A few weeks ago I noted I was going to post a study which I never posted, one on our responsibility to "BUY THE TRUTH, and SELL IT NOT" according to the mandates of Scripture. I will post more on this elsewhere on this board.
For now, Please remember our family, and our family member "SPANKY" in your prayers. Below is a photo of him where he recently attended "THE EXTREMITY GAMES" with us where I served as their Mixed Martial Arts Instructor.
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