Confession is good for the soul

So is living within your means... As some of you may or may not know, I bought a new car back in April, a 2005 Jeep Liberty. I have always wanted an SUV, now I've got it and I have become a slave to it...It's so cute but it's a big ole gas guzzling SUV, I confess, I acted impulsively when I bought and now I'm stuck with it... Well maybe not, if you all will bear with me for a moment, as the title suggests, confession is good for the sould... So here's how mine went....

Lately, I have been saying my prayers during my morning commute, I think it starts the day off right and it keeps me from killing all of the stupid drivers I encounter on the way in to work... So as I am saying my prayers I ask God for guidance on my car and what I should do, I confessed that I bought the car to impress my friends, I thought it would make me happy.. But you know what they say about the odds of a rich man getting into heaven...I needed to humble myself before God and admit that I was living outside of my means.. I did it and it felt good. So I got to work, checked on a few things and took a few minutes to make some calls about the Jeep.

Carmax Guy- uh, we probably can't help you but bring it in anyway and we'll give you an estimate...
Wait a dern minute, I thought the Carmax people we SUPPOSED to be nice!! This guy couldn't have cared less so I said thanks and hung up...

Hansen Jeep Dealership Guy- pretty much the same thing, except he practically hanging up on me...
Tears are welling up now..When I'm mad, I usually cry, I hate that... so then I email my mom and tell her I think I'm stuck with the Jeep...

But then something inside of me wouldn't let me give up... So I looked at the list of Jeep Dealerships listed and there it was, Miracle Chrysler/Jeep. NO LIE!! Their slogan was something like, "do you need a miracle"... I was like Yep, I do! So before I dialed the phone I said a quick prayer. I knew it was going to be a good call when the lady that answered the phone was as nice as nice could be.... Then I talked with Jack... Nice guy, he put me at ease immediately, (at this point I knew he was BS-ing me but I didn't care, I needed someone to be nice to me)... He actually said I had some options and that he realized he wasn't going to make a lot of money on this but he was looking for good referrals... Again, realizing that he was probably BS-ing me, but I again, I didn't care...I just needed some help getting rid of the Jeep. I told him that I was in the Junior League and that I run in some really good social circles and if he did right by me, I'd make sure to refer ALL of my friends... He got my drift and I am headed out there today for them to look at my Jeep.

I am taking my best good friend Kari with me to the dealership. Her husband used to sell cars when he was in college, and yes, I would love for him to help me right now, but he is preparing to take the Bar Exam next week, so I certainly won't bother him with this pettiness right now... But Kari has learned some of the old car salesmen tricks...and she doesn't take crap from anyone...

So here I am humbled, confessing that I am living outside of my means. I am trying to remedy the situation and will do better... I expect you all, my friends to help me be accountable!! Confession is good for the soul, anybody else want to fess up, about, well...anything??

Much love y'all!!
~BG