Still praying for favor in your car situation. I had an L300 Saturn years ago, The back struts were so bad that my car had to be towed home because the struts had rusted off. I guess I drove that car for about 150,000 miles until the wheels really did fall off. I know it can be stressful. I wished I hadn’t given away my 2014 Ford Focus in 2023, which was paid off but had about 300,000 miles. I had put a ton of money into repairs on the Focus. But when my mom died I didn’t want to maintain two cars. I paid $6;000 to pay her car off - Only to be in an accident one year later. The Trax was a 2020 with about 25,000 miles. The insurance only paid me about a quarter of what my new car cost $45,000. Now I have a big monthly bill for the next 4 years

Thank you for your prayers. I guess the strut problem is serious. I called Midas to ask for their price. They gave me an estimate that is similar to the one at Muskegon Brake. Both of these places are known to be more expensive. I didn't get our car back from the dealership today because they had to order some parts that won't get there till Monday. I hope the Muskegon Brake that made our car get worse will be able to fix the rattling noise. I hope I can wait on getting the struts repaired. I know I should not drive it on the highways untill this problem is taken care of. There is a very small used car lot where I used to get cars from that has a car repair section at their building. I should stop by there to ask them how much they charge for the struts. A good deal will be if I can find someone who knows how to repair cars to fix it for us. I don't know where to find them at the moment. In the past, I just accidentally ran into them. With no social, you don't get to run into anyone who knows how to repair cars. The man on facebook I wrote to to ask about how much his mechanic will charge saw my message but didn't bother to say anything back. I don't know whether he is mad at me about something or not.

I am trying to deal with my sad moods and tell myself at least we will get help for the repairs of the kitchen faucet and get a new water heater. I just saw that DTE is having discounts on water heaters which could be why the woman in the city called to get our case moving. This woman never smiled. She is a black woman. We don't have hot water which is stressful when it comes to taking shower. I have to boil water to put in buckets.

I pray you and everyone in the group have a nice weekend. Please pray for me for positive thoughts. I feel knocked down and out and sad (depressed). I need to get on with the decluttering but my body needs rest. I feel my negative feelings make things worse than they actually are. They are not fine but not as disastrous as I feel they are. It is just scary.

I'm praying and hoping you can find an option to fix what these people are saying needs to be fixed. I think struts are often kind of expensive. I would consider going to a few shops and getting a written invoice.

I know it is overwhelming for you right now and that sometimes makes me feel sad also. I agree that when I am feeling so awfully negative, it tends to make my life worse. So many things going on for you, feels like an avalanche when it happens to me.

Thank you, hasty, for your kind words and thoughts. I got a nice nap in the afternoon and ate something. I feel it is time for me to put this matter of the struts in God's hands and trust Him to lead me to the best solution (lowest price of the repair). I just have to believe God will take care of this problem for us and all other problems as He always did. My other option is to continue to be afraid and upset.

What I am hoping about this car issue is that the first place that I took our car to and told me the noise at the brakes that got worse would not stop until I had the struts taken care of will be able to stop the noise. They seemed to have done a bad job if there is way to stop the rattling and they didn't do it or said they couldn't do it unless I paid them over $2,000. I hope it was not because they tried to scam me and that they were just stupid. Two other places I talked to would charge $75 per hour and $169 + just to look at what it is that causes the brake to shake. One positive thing of this mess is the car is repairable (but we never know. They may come up with more problems). I am sorry I made you feel down (sad) reading about my troubles. Prayers, as they say, move God's hands. I am glad you all are praying for me. As I said, I will keep all of you in my prayers as well. I will just keep going back to lie down and be thankful I am able to sleep.