New Wheels :)

12 passenger

We've been wanting to buy a van so that all of our family could travel together for a while. We put money aside and just as we thought that we were making progress something would come up. Be it Dr. bills, Abbygail's surgery and other things and we decided maybe we were being unreasonable to think we could make it happen. This January Barbara talked to us and said she wanted to help us find a vehicle we could all travel in. We couldn't believe it. What a blessing that would be. We started looking around, checking out consumer reports, looking on auto trader, newspapers, checking out dealerships etc. Barbara was doing the same thing down her way. At times it felt like we were on a wild goose chase. We wanted to get something that was in good condition and at the same time not too expensive. Barbara looked up in Washington and just didn't see what we were looking for. She said not to give up and we would all keep looking. When we got back from Gabrielle's wedding we went back to work. Josh ended up having an extra day off when we got back and so we were going to drive up to Newport and possibly swing up to Portland to take a look at a couple of vans that looked promising. I even looked up a mechanic and set up a tentative appointment just in case. Before we had gotten things together for another road trip I came across a van that was auctioned off in Reno Nevada and owned by the university. It is a 1999 but only had 44,600 miles.
It was like it was made just for us. The whole family can ride in one vehicle with a few more seats for friends too. It has vinyl seats that are easy to clean and the floor can just be swept out with a broom ( not carpet). It has a rack on top to put all our camping gear and a hitch on the back. We had a mechanic checked it out thoroughly. It came back with flying colors and our search was over. Heavenly Father really knows us is all I can say. He knows our needs and sends angels our way to help up out when things seem out of our reach at just the right moment.