Workin' a mini-van! Yeah!

It's official, we now own a mini-van. I am my mother's daughter after all.

We have been planning the purchase of a new-to-us car for a while and tax season has allowed us the bump we needed to make a purchase. We knew that we needed a bigger vehicle. We have a 2002 Nissan Sentra that is our "nice" car as opposed our other one the 1989 88 Oldsmobile. With two adults and three kids and five seats plus a stroller, diaper bag, etc. we were always loaded down. I am totally thankful for both of our little cars- they have taken us so many places. They have truly been a blessing. I know people that don't have one car and we have two that run. However, a van is just what we needed to fit our current life situation.

I caught a lot of what I would call "crap" from people when I would say "van." "You're too young for a van" or "I would never be caught in a van" or "a van, really?" I guess I just look at vehicles differently. For the majority of my driving life I have always had a car that everyday I would get into it and pray that it kept running for one more day. I think of vehicles as an instrument that get you from here to there. I am not in my car enough for it to go very deep with me. I would rather not have something wrecked or rusted-out but if it gets me from here to there, I have to drop the pride at the sliding door. I always said that if I ever bought a car for sixty grand I should be able to live in it. Ultimately, in life, you can look at everything from the perspective of what you don't have compared to someone or a group of people or you can look at things from the perspective of what you do have and how blessed you are. It's a lot less stressful to recognize that contrary to popular belief, we aren't entitled to anything and anything we do have is a blessing. That's a little off topic, but... I am just so thankful to even be able to purchase a new-to-us vehicle (even if it is a van)- Thankful to God for providing for us through my husband's job and thankful for my husband who works so hard at it.

Granny and soccer mom van moms UNITE!