Praise Request Sunday

Hi all. Glad to have you stop by, hope you've had a lovely week.

Can I pray for you? Please leave me a comment or send me an email (kimmie28@gmail.com).

I'd love to cover you in prayer.

For those of you who popped in to Overthemoonwithjoy this week, thanks. I am so blessed to have you as friends, what wonderful encouragement you are to me. I truly appreciate you.

I'd like to share this, particularly with those who read this weeks adoption-related discovery:

We have been being hit pretty hard with financial things as of late. Then well, the news on airfare to Ethiopia...well, yikes I was definitely ruffled and more than a few tears were shed on my knees.

This afternoon I dropped my, 'two biggies' off for the play they were in, King Lear. As I parked my car, suddenly I had the urge to drive to the next town, to an old church barn that sells odds and ends on Saturdays. I hadn't been out in over a year, a fun place to poke when you have time, each week ~new goodies arrive as people clear out and give to this church. The church then sells it and uses the money for missions.

As I pulled in, the huge doors at the barn's back were in their normal, 'wide open~peak inside' stance. Immediately, I saw an old painted dresser standing at the edge of the barn's gateway. As I stepped in, I noticed it was OLD, tall and had deep deep drawers. I had asked God a month ago for a dresser for my Kings...you know Meemer and Bonkie. We couldn't afford new, the boys have been using a thrifted old maple buffet, that I actually bought prior to meeting them, for our Guatemalan babies we were to adopt. I thought it would make a groovy changing table, the price was right too of course.

They had outgrown the drawers, their clothes have grown in size and now I was getting ready to buy them something more effective. One of my friends has been watching at a weekly auction, hoping to find a solid wood, deep drawer beauty for us, something old, as this makes my heart leap for joy.

I slid her drawers open, beautiful. We had looked at an antique dresser in Vermont, on our last visit. It was too pricey and alas her drawers were meddlesome. However, hers were perfect. She was old, tall and had deep drawers, she has experienced life fully and now awaited her next mission. I asked the older church gentleman that oversees the affairs of the barn, how much she was. He looked me over and said, "How about $5."

I said that would be excellent. It was solid wood and just what I had prayed for.

He then hesitated and asked me, 'What IT was for?'

I explained we were doing an adoption to Ethiopia and needed to rearrange our 6 kids bedroom space. We needed a new dresser with deeper drawers for 2 sons to share.

He said,'Then I want to give it to you.' 'Do you think you will get siblings?'

At this point another man shopping comes over, seems he knows antiques. As I go get the car ready, flipping seats and moving car seats to make room, they both reappear carrying the dresser. They are smiling and trying to bless me.

The Antique Guy, says it is from the 1800's. He says if we pull the paint off and refinish her, that she will be worth a lot of money. Something about 'Antique Roads Show,' he said.

I am wiping tears from my face, because my Father was showing me in this dresser, that He hears me. He is reminding me of His faithfulness and that He has got me covered. Five dollars would have been great, but God wanted to bless me and show me that He is waiting to show me more. You see He is into the details.

Lord, thank you for showing me your hand today and help me not be such a weanie.

Yours truly-Kimmie