Thanks for the replies everyone!
As I mentioned the Windstar has been such a great a fit for my family that I really want my next to be a Freestar but I panicked a bit yesterday when I thought I might be forced into a super quick decision. My 01 Windstar has 240,000 miles on it just over 200,000 of those driven by me. In the 9 years I've owned yesterday was the first time it ever stranded me. Anyway we got it towed home and dh decided to take a look at it before we decided what shop to trust it to. You'll never believe what it was....a fuse! A less than a dollar fuse! The fuse for the fuel pump had blown. I'm so happy! DH did sit me down and tell me to start
thinking about letting it go. He said it has served me better than it should have and that with the maintenance it has coming (still skips at times, needs CV axles in the future, etc) it might be best to start looking around casually at other vans. I think I will start browsing and will keep some of the other models mentioned in mind. I've said for years I was going to get 300,000 out of it so I don't know yet.
Plus not having a car payment makes it hard to not justify paying for its repairs. Just don't know yet.