Harry & Andrea

8

The number of cars I’ve owned.

• ’88 Maroon Chevy Camaro: Please don’t judge me, but nothing else has ever driven quite the same.
• ’02 Silver Honda Civic: Everyone should buy a new car when they graduate from college (with student loans) and get a job, right? Yea, so, this may not have been the best idea, but it was an awesome car.
• ’96 White Chevy Lumina: A gift from my parents when I realized that I needed to sell the Honda to start taking control of my finances.
• ’93 Beige Toyota Camry: This was technically Harry’s car, but we learned to share pretty quickly when mine died after 6 months!
• ’96 Toyota Camry: This one didn’t make it home. Harry has a less affectionate name for it.
• ’99 Gold Acura CL: We’re thinking that some youngster had gotten to this one before we did…given the problems we had toward the end, but it served its purpose.
• ’01 Silver Isuzu Trooper: This is the one that decided it needed a new transmission about two weeks before we left for South Asia. Other than that, this was an awesome car.
• ’98 Green Nissan Sentra: Not the best color green or the fanciest interior, but a great car for us.

If I wanted to add the gracious friends and family who loaned us vehicles in our first four years of marriage, I would have to add SIX cars. There’s way more to this story that won’t fit here. If you’d ever like to hear, just ask! But the summary is that we look back and see God’s provision and mercy as He taught us to be better stewards with our finances, to live more simply and to grow in our trust in Him alone. And I am thankful for the pain and the pruning that He did in our hearts through these 8 cars.