I've made a little fun of people who prayed for patience -- isn't that just like asking God to drop frustrating people and situations into your lap? I guess I should have known that praying for faith would be just as foolhardy...

After a morning of consultations between me and the mechanic, my uncle and the mechanic, me and my uncle, me and my father, the mechanic and my father........ ;) I had the dubious honor of ordering a brand new transmission for Bertha. That's a slightly better outcome than ordering a brand new engine, but I have to be honest, I'm still in a bit of sticker shock.

In truth, the consultation between me and my father included a few tears before I got my act together, so if I don't see a serious bump in my faith level after this, I think I might have to put that particular prayer on hiatus. ;)