Flat Tire
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Is it possible to be thankful for a flat tire?
I went up to Bremen, IN a couple of weeks ago to visit my parents. While I was there, my niece, Francile, told me that my parents were thinking about getting a cell phone. My parents just got cordless phones and voicemail for the first time within the last month, so it was shocking to hear that they were considering cell phones so soon. My dad then stated that they were considering the cell phones because their OnStar service was cancelled. Considering that my parents are in their 70's and my mom is blind in one eye, they really need to have either OnStar or cell phones. And, considering that they already know how to use OnStar, it's best that they stick with that.
So, my parents said that their OnStar service was cancelled BY OnStar. I don't really know what happened because Mom hadn't gotten ready to call them yet to find out. My mom is one who has to take her time to think through things before she takes action. Usually, once she does have a plan of action, it is VERY good. However, it takes her forever to come up with a plan. So, she needed to really think through things before she called OnStar to see if they could get it reactivated.
I left Bremen about 5:30 PM that day. While we've been experiencing drought in Indy, Northern Indiana has been getting flooded. That day, God blessed the Indy area with rain, so I experienced rain the whole trip. When I was almost out of Kokomo, I suddenly blew a tire. Now, I have had three flat tires in my life. The first happened about 12 years ago on my way TO Bremen, the second was last year while IN Bremen, and this one was on the way home FROM Bremen. I may never go to Bremen again. But, I digress. Thanks to AAA, I was back on the road within an hour, albeit a bit wet.
Once I was back on the road, I called my parents to let them know what happened. Dad was greatly impressed that I was able to get going again BECAUSE I HAD A CELL PHONE. The next day, Dad called OnStar and got their service reactivated. PRAISE THE LORD!!! Thankfully, my flat tire incident proved to dad how important it is that they have OnStar in place. I'm also very thankful that God used JUST a flat tire to make the point to my dad.
