Today was not the day I would have chosen for the car to break down.
It was by far the busiest day of the week. In fact it was the busiest day we've had in a month! But break down it did.
As I thought ruefully about the timing, my heart suddenly overflowed with gratitude. The car didn't break down while we were apple picking WAY out in the country, only an hour earlier. It didn't break down while I had kids in the car. It broke down in enough time to be fixed so that I could get the kids to soccer practices only 15 minutes late. It broke down when we had two cars so matt could pick me up and I could finish my afternoon list while it was in the shop. It broke down right when we were discussing what house repair to do with our *cough* extra *cough* money. So, in my narrow view it had seemed really inconvenient but it was actually perfect timing.
