Miracles, Blessings and Signs

Miracles, blessings, and signs; we looked for these to confirm we were on the right path with this move! Our trip was filled with these and we were thankful for the guidance.

We didn’t consider driving a 26’ truck with a 12’ trailer attached an easy task. Thankfully, Jack’s concerns about driving the huge truck never materialized. We never had any problems maneuvering in and out of gas stations – I was always able to park on the other side of the truck so that we could fuel up together. The roads were wide and we hit minimal road construction. Our hotels were easy to find and had parking spots for the huge truck! The clerks would wave off the pet deposits or give us computer cables – again with no deposits. Our rooms were clean and smelled very fresh. The cats ate and drank and used their litter box.

I realized the first night at our hotel in Iowa that I didn’t have my cable to charge my phone. After spending the day talking to the Realtor, family, friends and Jack; my phone was almost dead. We would have to drive the next two days without voice contact unless we could come up with a solution. I began manifesting. While driving, I decided I would ask Jack to stop at a truck stop so that we could buy a car charger for my phone. Or, if we saw a Sprint store, we could stop. At 1:00 I flashed my headlights and passed Jack. It was his turn to follow and I headed down an off ramp looking for lunch. I had seen a sign for Applebee’s and decided that we needed some together time. After ordering our salads, we asked the waitress if there was Sprint store nearby. To our amazement she pointed out the window and there was a Sprint store. Right next door! Instead of buying a charger for my two year old phone, I got a new phone instead – for free with their rebate program. And, because Jack and I had the same phone, we bought a car charger that would work for both of us.

On the second night of our journey, we had to leave the main highway and take the business loop to get to our hotel. I had made reservations at cat friendly hotels so that the cats could come inside with us. Jack wasn’t thrilled about driving the truck through the city, but it went ok, even though we had a small problem finding the hotel. The next morning, we realized the loop to our hotel delivered us across the street from the entrance to the highway we would take to Little Rock. And a gas station with high awnings was right across the street! What a blessing!

We did not have a key for our rental house. I started calling the rental office as soon as we hit Arkansas. The guy I needed to talk to was not in the office and he wasn’t returning my calls. I called the main office as we hit Little Rock and explained the problem to the receptionist. The solution? She had us pull off the freeway and she personally delivered the key to us. We stopped at a gas station to wait for her and filled up our tanks. Within minutes she was there – we had the key and were on our way.

As we circled around Little Rock and came through Benton, another problem was solved. Just before the exit that would take us to our house Jack spotted a U-Haul rental center. Until this point, we had no idea where we would be returning the truck and trailer. We were thrilled that the place was less than a couple miles from our house.

We arrived at our house and we had no power or water. I had previously arranged for the electricity to be turned on that day– but the person at the other end of the line neglected to tell me that it could take three days from the install date to actually get it turned on. She apologized and said she would make a call. We left right away to get the water turned on. You had to appear in person at the water place and show an id. We paid the fee and presented our drivers licenses. The receptionist said the water would be on within 24 hours – most likely the next day. I start reading a fax they had sent to me and the other receptionist asked “are you from MN?” I said yes, and she informed us that someone would be out immediately to turn on our water. They were expecting us and had allotted time for our water to be turned on as soon as we arrived! We took a slow route home – via the post office - and by the time we arrived, both the electricity and water were working. What a blessing!

We know we are home, we know we are where we are supposed to be. I thank God for the miracles, blessings and signs that confirmed our move, all the way here!