{"id":3972,"date":"2017-05-27T14:54:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-27T21:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2025-09-13T06:49:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T12:49:35","slug":"day-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2017\/05\/27\/day-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 8 Without My Beloved Toyota 4Runner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A week ago last night, the water pump on my fourteen year old Toyota 4Runner failed.\u00a0 It is Day 8 but I am thankful that I made it home and parked in the driveway, which was a huge blessing. \u00a0Since 2003, the only things that the 4Runner has needed are brakes and two batteries. \u00a0It has been remarkably reliable and all that the girls and I want to do is to get it fixed. \u00a0It is the only vehicle that we&#8217;ve had since they were newborns and I brought them both home from the hospital in it.<\/p>\n<p>We have made it through the last eight days walking a lot and occasionally being able to borrow a car to get groceries and go to church. \u00a0Next week, I won&#8217;t be able to do that, but I had a prompting that I would be able to run everywhere to get groceries and that we will be fine. \u00a0We will take each day at a time, but if you could say a prayer for strength and perseverance, we would appreciate it.<\/p>\n<p>I know that many, many other people have struggles far greater than ours and I am very, very grateful that the Holy Spirit has given me a plan and the confidence that I can do it. \u00a0We only name our pets, but here she is if you want to pray for her swift &#8220;healing&#8221;. \u00a0She (the girls used to call everything &#8220;she&#8221;) is like part of the family!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3973\" src=\"http:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/toyota-4runner-2003-052717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/toyota-4runner-2003-052717.jpg 854w, https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/toyota-4runner-2003-052717-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/toyota-4runner-2003-052717-768x552.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week ago last night, the water pump on my fourteen year old Toyota 4Runner failed.\u00a0 It is Day 8 but I am thankful that I made it home and parked in the driveway, which was a huge blessing. \u00a0Since 2003, the only things that the 4Runner has needed are brakes and two batteries. \u00a0It [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[921],"tags":[1729,1730],"class_list":["post-3972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-inspiration-and-motivation","tag-pray","tag-prayer-toyota-4runner","czr-hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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