Trusting God in Difficult Circumstances

In a previous post I mentioned that I'm learning to trust my heavenly Father more. Events and circumstances continue to challenge me to do just that. On our way home after spending Thanksgiving in Indiana with my parents, in a used Ford Taurus we'd bought back in September, the car started to surge at certain rpms. We took it to our mechanic later, he drove it all day, and could find nothing wrong with it. Christmas evening I came down with a cold, which made me very dizzy for a few days and is still affecting my hearing. The Wednesday before New Year's, we started for my sister's house in Argos, IN, in the Taurus and got as far as US 30 when the car started surging again. My husband immediately turned around and headed home, and it was a good thing he did as it kept getting worse. On a road near our house, it was surging at only 35 mph, and at the crest of the last hill the engine died. He was able to coast to the stop sign at the bottom, turn off the ignition, restart the car, and get it around the corner into our driveway. He called the mechanic right away, and was able to drive the car the couple of miles to his shop. Meanwhile, our sons transferred all of our luggage, presents, etc., to our younger son's car (also a Taurus) while I heated leftover pizza for lunch. Three hours after our original departure, we were on the road again, and this time we made it, thanking the Lord that it didn't start snowing until we were within an hour of their house and the roads weren't bad. While we were there, for some reason I had increased pain in my back, hips, and left foot. A lake effect snow storm was predicted for Thursday night, but thankfully the weatherman was wrong. Friday we drove to my parents' house (to break up our drive home), and it was getting pretty snowy by the time we got there. Another forecast storm missed us or something, because we had nice weather all the way home. It was sad to see my mom feeling the effects of her second round of chemo, and my dad as he tries to cope with nearly total deafness. Both are slowing down and looking a lot older. Before we left their house, my husband rechecked the car's tires, which had a tendency to leak, and one was very low. So, he and our son went to the local Wal-Mart and got all new tires, which will be very helpful to him this winter and will save him from having to constantly check them and pump them up. While we were driving to Indiana, our mechanic called us; the bill was over $500. I had had X-rays of my knees and found I have some arthritis; they are still hurting. An MRI of my back showed some degeneration and mild disc bulging. A consultation with an orthopedic surgeon this week led to the conclusion that the foot pain was being caused by continuing plantar fasciitis, not my back as the physical therapists thought. Beyond suggesting a couple of stretches, there wasn't much he could do for me. It sounds like I'll just be living with the pain in back, leg, and feet, though it could come and go. Wednesday night my husband was driving home from work and the back window of his car exploded. It was quite a mess. Then I drove to church (20 miles) and back in freezing drizzle; thankfully the roads weren't too bad. Today I called the insurance company and found I'd have to take the car to their facility to have the window repaired. The appointment was for noon, and it was supposed to start snowing around 1:00. Also, I had only driven this car once before, and never in snow. The Lord graciously held off the snow until I was finished at the shop and even had a little time to grocery shop. I stopped briefly at a local grocery store, and by the time I came out the roads were getting bad. I made it home. Tonight we found out we are under a winter storm warning, with possibly up to 10-12 inches of snow by Saturday morning. I am supposed to go to the dentist tomorrow. Why am I posting all of this? Simply to say that all of these things could have caused me a good deal of anxiety/worry had I not made a conscious effort to put my focus on my heavenly Father and trust Him to get me through all of them. He was faithful and has brought me through many of them already. Psalm 91:2 - I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God; in Him will I trust.