This was our dryer.
I forget where exactly I found this, but find it I did. It was on the side of the road and all it needed was a $50.00 element and since we needed a dryer, a dryer we got.
I forget exactly how many years we have had this dryer. At least 5, but probably more like 10. It worked but the lint trap had a shoelace for a handle, the screen was ripped, it was rusty and very noisy. We could have replaced it over the years but it just never came up as a priority.
Anyway, this dryer died on Sunday @ 4:00 literally right after a discouraging look at our finances. All we could do was laugh because at this point we can’t afford anything else.
The last couple months of medical bills related to my depression and sleep study has been a financial strain. My car needing a new clutch has been a financial strain. Alex heading out for 5 monts on an unexpected road trip across the entire country has been a huge financial strain. Having to purchase internet access so our son can communicate with us was yet another financial strain. Apparently it was all too much for our old dryer and in a horrific squeal and burst of smoke it died.
I was not happy about it but sleep deprivation prevented me from adequately expressing myself when Julianne told me about the death in the laundry closet. I just shook my head because shaking your head is free.
My wife, ever the optimist, said “God is going to have to work it out”. I agreed mostly because agreeing is also free and arguing seemed moot considering I had nothing to argue about. I am not even sure it was a prayer, more like a resignation, but I gave in to the fact that He must indeed work this one out.
I immediately thought of checking Craigslist and found pages of dryers. I found one for $90.00 in Suffolk that looked decent and decided we could pull that money out of somewhere to get our clothes dry. On a whim I sorted by price and there on the top of the list was a dryer for $25.00 in Chesapeake. No picture, just a phone number.
I wrote it down and gave the phone to Julianne stating “I bet this is right next door”.
This dryer was literally down the street and the lady had just placed the ad that afternoon. She had been holding it for a friend who was supposed to pick it up on Saturday but never showed. She just wanted it out of her garage and said it was brand new.
I take things people say with a grain of salt. I have trust issues, I admit it, but people keep reinforcing my lack of faith in them so it makes it difficult to think otherwise. I trusted this lady enough to head over to look at it and after all, it was just down the street so no harm done if it was junk.
We jumped in the car with Emily stopped at the bank to grab 25 bucks from the ATM and headed the last block to the house. Our house, the bank, and this house are all on the same piece of asphalt. We literally went a mile and a half. The only way this trip could have been more efficient is if the Dryer was at the bank.
A quick hello to the owner and walk around back to the garage and this is what we found:
A dryer in perfect condition that matches our washing machine for $25.00.
That my friends is a Kingdom upgrade.
Thanks Daddy.