Dear friends, I have little time today, so I want to focus on the word "short". Why? Because my day started bright and early at the DMV- what a way to start the day, right? Well, it gets better. After filling out all the paperwork and stuff, Mal and I paid the fee for registering our car + a 60$ late fee for not registering within 10 days of moving to California: Awesome! Mal asked the lady, how are we supposed to know that we have to register so early? Don't you think people are busy moving and getting situated and stuff? To which she said, "well, you should check online next time," Super! So, my fuse was getting shorter at this point. Then, we proceeded to take our drivers test. I've been a lot of places and changed driver's licenses a few times. But let me tell you, this is the first time we have had to take a drivers written test to get a license- extreme! So, the lady administers this "short" test... a test which Mal and I both fail by only 1 point. I missed one question that I checked, changed, then re-changed to the original at the last moment- EXTRA AWESOME!!!! We are both idiots. To our credit, those questions were quite trickily worded and I would say 75% of the questions were irrelevant- for example, did you know that it is a $1,000 fine to dump an animal on the side of the road? Well, if you want to get your driver's license in California, you better know it......So, the lady gave us the short handbook and told us to come back and re-test (w/ a 6$ retest fee, after paying $253 to register our car + $62 for the driver's licenses, which we don't have yet.) My fuse is getting shorter......
Just like in Dallas, to drive in Calif you have to get inspected. Well, we must get our car fixed first, why? Because we have a check engine light. So I make a short stop at Meineke and the guy gets the codes for me, all 5 of them- DOUBLE SUPER!!!! Now I have to make another short trip to the VW dealer to pay another $100 to get a "proper diagnosis," so that I can pay to have the emissions test so I can finally get my car registered. I think its going to cost us a grand for this- YAY UPON YAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!Yes, I am being quite sarcastically negative, but there is good in all this, which is Psalm 117. Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in all the Bible, but it is refreshing to my negativity and puts my foul mood in proper perspective.... Here it is:
"(1) Praise the Lord, all nations; Laud Him, all peoples! (2) For His lovingkindness is great toward us, and the truth of the Lord is everlasting. Praise the Lord!"
How can you stay mad? Praise God for He has blessed us so much. His lovingkindness is indeed great toward us and His truth lasts forever- that is indeed cause to Praise the Lord!So if you are frustrated like me today, take a gander at this short prose. You have nothing to be mad at. Praise God, the truth of the Lord is everlasting- Laud him with all laudiness. Praise Him with all you got. Because if you aren't, then you are focusing on that junk that is upsetting you, which is not fun. So if you are a nation of people, praise Him. God is Great!!!!!
I heard that most people who work at the DMV are disgruntled former teachers who long for the power to control others once again. It makes a lot of sense looking back at those horrible DMV experiences.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, thanks for the post. I was encouraged as I have also been having frustrating days lately, though not as bad as yours. Glad to hear that you guys are doing well.