Rick and Robin share their adventure to Des Moines, Iowa. Many things went as planned but many things were unexpected. As they were traveling, the entire left headlight flew off and went into the median of the highway. They noted the mile marker where it flew off and planned to see if they could find it on the way back.
Their first stop was to a Luthier (a professional guitar repairman). Rick and Robin curbed an original Martin D-28 guitar laying on the side of the road. It was missing all of the tuners and strings but otherwise it was in good condition. This was a guitar that Rick had always dreamed of having but never thought possible because they were too expensive. The repair cost only $167.00 and it was appraised at $3,800! Robin noted an AMC theatre across the street that caught her attention.
Rick then scheduled a time to do a podcast at Iowa Catholic Radio with Jimmy Olsen that afternoon which was 1.7 miles away. On the way, they stopped to get gas. Robin noted a Village Inn restaurant next to the gas station. They had their Teen Rescue interview which will be aired at a later date.
Their next appointment was to have dinner with their friends, Spencer and Mary Thury. Since they had time, Rick decided to do an Uber Eats delivery which surprisingly lead them back to the Village Inn and was to be delivered, you guessed it, to the AMC theater. Rick and Robin marveled at how it was all playing out so smoothly.
Before going further in the story, it is important to note that Rick is infamously known as someone who always drives under the speed limit. Two blocks from the AMC, they get pulled over by a policeman. Rick exits the car with license in hand and asks the policeman what he did wrong. He never imaged that he had been going 41 on a 30 mile per hour road. When the policeman learned they were from Florida, he began apologizing for pulling them over. Rick then explained that he needed to deliver some food and the policeman said he would follow them over to the AMC. The policeman was so nice and gave them a warning.
As they headed down the road for dinner, Rick realizes he never got his driver’s license back. They called the Clive County Police department and the policeman kindly agrees to drive to the Olive Garden 18 miles away and return the license. The Thury’s were surprised when a police car shows up and calls out Rick’s name. The men exchanged cell phone numbers because they feel there was a reason for this crazy encounter.
After dinner, they leave and head north hoping to find the headlight but to no avail. But Rick did locate a muffler and carried it back to the car. They uneventfully make it back home in the dark hoping not to get pulled over again with only one headlight.
Rick and Robin wanted to share this short adventure because when you are planning your life out, when you are living for Jesus, you just never know what is going to happen. You might meet somebody new, you might get something you have always dreamed of having, and sometimes you don’t find what you are looking for. You never know why things happen. It helps to look at life like an adventure. Give your day to the Lord, honor Him, and see what God has for you. This is how you can live and it is fun to see what God does.
As we are all on our journey, we can take on different attitudes. There is the optimist, the pessimist, and the psalmist who says my cup isn’t half full or half empty, my cup runs over. We have abundance because of what Jesus has done for us. When you live in abundance, you can give to others. When you are in lack or in need it is tough to imagine giving to others. Say to yourself, it doesn’t matter what I have been called in the past, what I have done in the past, or whether I have been deemed an optimist or a pessimist, Choose to be a psalmist. When you are able to be a psalmist, that is what we call a “Radical Life.”
