So I'm really close with my family, and I haven't seen them since before Halloween. That's a long time for me. So last week (and still) I've been homesick. Last Thursday, I was REALLY homesick. On top of that, my hormones were out of balance because of some medication. My emotions that day were like a teeter-tauter. I was a mess. (Like I was in tears all morning, basically for no reason. Weird, I know. Totally unlike me.)
Work had been nuts all week. I was homesick. And, I was an emotional wreck. A simple thought of my family would make me burst into tears. I'm not one to ever really show emotion, like crying. It was bizarre, I had so little control over my emotions. I had never felt like that before.
Anyway, to make life even more awesome, my car wouldn't start. (We drove it the night before at 11 Pm.) It had been so cold, I was turning purple just trying to get to my car. My key wouldn't turn in the ignition. I know it had plenty of battery, but I couldn't turn the key! I tried everything, Dad had taught me quite a bit before I moved out and nothing was working. I called him and he gave me a few things to try, nothing worked. So I couldn't turn the car on. I wasn't going anywhere - real quick.
Dad told me he could to go to Provo that day anyway to pick up some stuff for work. What a coincidence! My car just happened be "broke" on a day when my Dad could to head to Provo! Just hearing his voice on the phone made me choked up with tears. I felt relieved that Dad was going to be able to come and fix my car! I went inside my apartment, happy that I'd see Dad, yet in uncontrollable tears. (I don't know why.)
I was able to get a ride to work that day. I was able to keep busy, because literally, simply thinking of my family would cause me to break down and cry like a "little girl." Dad came down, and was able to pick up keys from Trevor to go and start fixing my car.
Hahaha! This is the best part. Dad gets to my car, gets in it, puts the key in the ignition, and turns the key. BAM! IT STARTS! He called me to tell me that. I was shocked, but yet, it's karma and luck. I can't tell you how many times things like that have happened. I can't get something to work, Dad comes and tries, and BAM. Magic happens!
It was a God Wink. I know it. Dad had a surprise for me. He brought Savannah! The last 30 minutes of work I was so distracted because Dad and Savannah were going to pick me up. YAY! It was so great to see them! We went out to dinner and ate. We talked and I kept hugging them. I was like a puppy who had gone a whole day without seeing it's owners. LOL. Our time together was too short, they had to leave and go back to Idaho.
So in the end, I know God exists and He knows us. He knew I was struggling. I like to think he saw my efforts in being a good Daughter and Winked down at me. :) Seeing my Dad and sister relieved a bit of homesickness. It has helped tide me over until Christmas when I get to see them again. :) God is involved in our lives, daily. I know it. This was my little story to share how God's hand has been in my life. He caused my car not start on a day when Dad just happened to be able to come to Provo. He eased my homesickness by bringing a bit of Home to me. :)
-SamiMae
