The Blessing of a Subaru
I am not a car person. Outside of wanting to know the color and the gas mileage, I usually leave decisions about cars up to my husband.. You might wonder why I would be saddened when our Subaru had to be replaced. Steve's dad died in 2001, some months after his diagnosis of cancer. He had enough time to buy a car for his wife. Dad went down to the local Subaru dealership and picked out a 2001 black Subaru Impreza. His goal was to find a low maintenance car that was simple to drive. Steve's mom had never been eager to drive and so after his death the car remained idle in between visits from family who would usually fly in to nearby Dulles Airport. After a long time spent in other parts of the country, Steve moved his family back to his home state. We were only 1 hour away from her when the traffic flow was good. Steve was the first number that was called when his mother's failing health caused a problem. Knowing that our aging car had few miles left and our budget would s...