Yesterday on our way to Sister Kristine's going away party (she's moving to San Antonio, TX), our car began to shake and the check engine light came on. I drove to Advanced Auto to get it checked out. I was told that the 5th cylinder was not firing correctly - and that could be a spark plug, a wire, or something else. I was recommended to go see a mechanic soon.

As we puttered back to our house, I called to tell Brother Jimmy that we wouldn't be able to make it to the party because of our car trouble. I thought that I'd go ahead and ask Brother Doug a question about the car.

Brother Doug told me that he would meet me in Oak Ridge and give us a ride to the party. He and Brother Jimmy met us as Advanced Auto (we puttered back to the place to meet). Brother Doug asked to borrow a tool, checked the spark plug, saw that the spark plug had a bigger gap than it needed, and (after I bought a new spark plug) he put a new plug in for at cylinder 5.

For five dollars, my car is now running perfectly, and I'm very thankful for God's providence in blessing us with Brother Doug.

Friday, I came down with a cold - and this morning, I'm not feeling too well. I actually felt much better Saturday and yesterday. Yesterday, I thought that I was well. But this morning, my head is hurting and my ears and nose are feeling stopped up. I hope that I get well soon and that Kara doesn't catch this for the holidays.