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Well, it has been an interesting past week! It started with a little car drama :) I took it in last Friday to a brake place b/c my brake light had come on in the car. I just wanted to get it checked out before my trip to MO the next day. Well, the guy there looked it over and told me that my brake line was rusting out - that there was a big leak and that it was likely that my brake line could break at any time. Not a good thing.
I ended up deciding to rent a car for the week, rather than risk driving the 7 hours up to MO with it the next day. I left my car with my Uncle down here in AR and he was going to try to get it to a neighbor or someone to fix it while I was gone.
So, I call on Monday to check on my car's status, and I find out that there's nothing wrong with my car! The brake lines are all in good condition - no leaks!
Apparently, the mechanic I had talked to on Friday was out to con me. I didn't need any break work done.
At least I know things are ok - and I didn't have to pay to have the repairs done! Praise the Lord for that!
And I will say, I really enjoyed driving the rental car :) It was quite a bit nicer than my car (but don't tell my car I said that!) and real smooth to drive. But I'm glad to back to my car. I missed it :)
Never a dull moment!

Also, please pray for me as I will be heading out tomorrow. Ultimately I'm heading to New Bern, NC, but I'm going as far as Murfreesboro, TN tomorrow. I'll be staying with family at the Bill Rice Ranch before driving the rest of the way on Monday. Monday will be the bigger travel day, and I'll have to leave by 4am in order to get where I need to be on time! Pray that I don't get too tired!
I'll be spending this next week then, Lord willing, at my mission board's Family Fellowship Week conference. I'm looking forward to it! It's always nice to see friends again :)
From there, I plan to head up to Norfolk, VA to visit my brother and sister-in-law. I'm super excited to see them again!

Well, that's all the news for now! Have a great day - and keep cool! (esp. if you are in this crazy 100+ degree weather with who-knows-what heat index! I'm not a huge fan of all this extreme heat and humidity! I can't wait to get to Sweden!)