Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Washing Machine
My washing machine broke down officially yesterday. Well, at least officially enough that I went and bought a new one. The belt keeps falling off and the drum has begun leaking. But I keep draining the darn thing with our wet vac, tipping it over, putting the belt back on and using it. John helped me a couple times with the process yesterday, so he was VERY happy to take work time off and help me find a new washer. I am getting a front loader this time. I had to use laundry mats the years that we lived in big cities and loved the front loaders (not the laundry mats). One of the biggest problems I had with this last washing machine was it was always getting unbalanced. Front loaders don't have that problem. We got one for $600 at Home Depot. I felt really blessed to find what I wanted for under $800. When I bought my current washing machine 3 1/2 years ago all the front loaders of decent size were at least $1000, and we just couldn't afford that then. So I bought the cheapest large capacity Maytag. This time we surprisingly have the money and front loaders are cheaper. Again I am astonished at how the Lord blesses my family. We just payed off all of our credit card debt with our tax return and I am anxious to make sure that we make it through this next year debt free. When I was draining the washing machine for the second time yesterday I was surprised at how peaceful I felt. Of course I was praying for help to know what to do. When it became clear that I would have to get a new machine I still felt very peaceful and sure that it would be okay financially. We bought the front loader on our Home depot credit card because they give you six months with no interest. After we were home and the kids were in bed I looked a little at our finances and discovered that next month we get an additional paycheck. So we will have the money to pay for the washing machine before we even get the first credit card statement. I know that we could have bought another cheap top loader washing machine, but I wanted a front loader, and I think that Heavenly at times is happy to provide us with our wants as well as our needs. I am very grateful for the careful and thoughtful care of our Heavenly Father.
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That's really nice--and true! When we were looking at homes we pretty much were only going to be able to afford a crappy fixer-upper. We kept looking and found this townhouse, for sale by owner--and we could afford it and it is really nice! Even though we just bought it, we will probably be able to make enough money off of it to have a down payment for a different house because we got it for a pretty good deal (otherwise, we won't be selling). That is awesome to get a front loader! We have thought of advertising all of the appliances and then when we move, buy new ones, though I really like my stove and fridge. I guess we will see what happens!
Wonderful...I am so happy for you!!!
Diane,
I just keep thinking about you ever since I read this post...you are the most incredible wife/mother ever!! You just tackled emptying, tipping, repairing, and setting back upright your WASHING MACHINE, whenever it needed it...obviously you didn't complain about it because John didn't know how difficult it was until he helped you a couple of times. That is just so amazing. Plus you have 3 young toddlers that keep you occupied constantly and on little or no sleep. Girl, you've got Heaven stitched up! Thank you for your tremendous example!
You are amazing! I agree with all that has been said and I want to add just another little something---It has been my lifetime experience that the Lord wants to bless us with wants as well as needs. He like us to ask Him and He likes to provide them for us. He is a parent, just like us, and we like to see our children happy...and grateful too. We really appreciate being thanked and so does He. It's such a good system. We have always been blessed with more or greater than we needed or even sometimes required. I feel badly that when He gave us this house, we were embarassed by its size and ashamed to show people where we lived. Now I am just so grateful for it and the blessing it has been in our lives and the lives of our children and now, grandchildren. You will love your front loader!
Rosanne and I felt rather the same way when we bought our house. We weren't seriously looking, but we found this one and felt like we should go for it. At the time we couldn't really afford it, but shortly after that I was given a raise at work that made it so we could afford it.
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