Cheech and Chong

Remember the saying “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!”? I saw a button the other day that read “Unless life also hands you water and sugar, your lemonade’s gonna suck”. I’ve been trying to make lemonade all day today. I took my vehicle in to get a sticky clutch seen about. I got a call from the service department informing me that my vehicle is not safe to drive and that my problem also involves my transmission. Then the mechanic told me something that added water and sugar; the problem is covered under warranty. Whew. I had to get a rental car and the rental dealer explained that they had only one vehicle, a Dodge pickup, available but they didn’t really want to let me use it. They explained that they got it back earlier that day and that it smelled terrible. They had cleaned it, doused it in air freshener, and left the windows down all morning but they could not get the stench of marijuana out of it. They let me sniff it before they agreed to let me use it. It wasn’t so bad. Smelled like disinfectant to me. At least it did until I’d driven about 2 miles with the windows up and the heater going. It reeked. I pictured Cheech and Chong skidding through the parking lot of Enterprise Car Rental in a cloud of smoke. On the bright side, the pickup has cruise control. The ride home was relaxing. I’m not advocating being a “Pollyanna” all the livelong day. We wouldn’t be authentic. We would be obnoxious. Sometimes life is sour lemons and all you can do is put your head in your hands and cry. But as Christians, we are not alone. We are embraced by the sweet, flowing love of Christ. I am thankful to be a part of this congregation who so graciously share with each other something better than sugar and water. Peace of Christ, Rachel (P.S. Will you read Psalms 139? You’ll be glad you did.)
-from Scottsboro CPC Newsletter 01-13-09