I figured out what happened with the Cabrio. You remember when I turned it off, I said the key kind of "popped" back? It was stuck. When I turned the key to start the engine, it got jammed forward somehow and was continually firing the starter even though the car was on. That's what caused that loud popping, and when the starter gave out it stopped. The car almost certainly would have been fine if I had just had the sense to turn it off and start it again before we left Lynnwood.
I still needed a new car. And I suppose that if it hadn't happened, I wouldn't have moved so quickly, and I never would have gotten the Hyundai, and God wouldn't have moved in David's heart and we wouldn't have an amazing testimony to share or a nice safe reliable vehicle for me. I'm not second-guessing it. Or at least, I'm trying hard not to. I am grateful that God is never hindered in His actions by my foolishness.

- J