To the Rescue

Sammi and Erin were attempting to surprise us by coming home earlier than they said they were coming.  Truth be told, Andrew kept their secret but Clare and I had it figured out.  Anyway, Sammi and Jeff's car is not the best vehicle on the lot.  They took care of some things before they left but none of those things really mattered.  The heat wasn't working in the car and by Friday night they were all very cold so stopped in Bismark and got a hotel.

On Saturday morning, Sammi called to tell us they were having car trouble.  Pat did some checking to find a new motor for the car if they could limp it home.  Well, it doesn't need a new motor anymore as it found it's grave in Valley City, ND.  Andrew and I left at noon to go get them.

Pat found a stake president in the Fargo stake who went and got them and brought them to his home in Fargo.  What a blessing that was.  They didn't have to spend hours in a truck stop.  We drove through rain and some snow before getting to Fargo.  We loaded up the car and began our drive home.

On the way home, we drove in rain and more snow and finally fog through most of Wisconsin.  Not ideal driving weather.  We arrived home at 3:15am.  I'm proud to say I drove the entire time.  At least they're home and safe.  So many blessings accompanied them on their trip.  They stopped in Bismark and slept.  Thus they weren't stranded in the middle of the night in the middle of North Dakota.  President Ransom wasn't able to contact any of the members who live in Valley City to take care of our kids.  A blessing because it cut off an hour of our trip each way.

On Monday Pat was able to purchase them quite a nice car for a reasonable price.  Now they've got a way to get back to Provo.  Are we blessed?  Yes we are!