A few days ago, Scot and I were discussing what would be a good “little something extra” for us to give Ivy before she left to go back to Utah to battle her cervical cancer. We threw a few ideas around and then the thought popped into my head that I should give her this mink Teddy bear my Mom gave me some 25+ years ago. Almost immediately, I put that thought to the back of my mind. My Mom passed a year and a half ago and the mink bear is priceless to me. Selfishly, I just didn’t want to let it go even though I thought it would be the perfect gift. I continued to ponder the idea but quickly ruled it out because of my emotional attachment to it. Well, this morning I woke up and could not get that silly bear or Ivy our of my mind. Tomorrow she’ll be leaving and today will be the last time I’ll see her before she leaves. Reluctantly, since I still hadn’t picked up anything additional to give her at lunch today, I decided to follow what I knew was God’s prompting and give her this bear that I loved. I wrapped it in tissue, put it in a gift bag and then continued to get ready for work. Okay guys, get ready for this. I kid you not! While I was putting on my makeup I was looking around on a garage sale site on Facebook. I saw a leopard print pillow I liked (yes I have a leopard addiction) and clicked on the picture to take a better look. I decided to check out the sellers other items she had listed and you will NOT believe what I saw. There it was. A MINK TEDDY BEAR for sale on this Facebook garage sale site. I absolutely could not believe what I was looking at. I immediately messaged the women selling it and arranged to purchase it for Ivy. Not only did she give me an amazing deal, she delivered it to me so I would have it in time to give it to her when she came for lunch. I have shed so many tears today sharing this story with my coworkers, Debby (the garage sale lady), Scot and with Ivy. This, my friends is nothing less than a “God thing”. A mink bear on a garage sale site immediately after I surrendered my will to follow God’s leading? What are the odds? There is NO other explanation than our heavenly Father is alive and well working in the lives of those who love Him and make the conscious decision to follow Him. Praise you Lord! Thank you so much for allowing me to keep my precious bear but still be able to give one to my beautiful friend Ivy. You are a loving God, one who delights in blessing His children in the big things and in the small. Thank you for revealing yourself in a mighty way today to so many. Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 03:30:52 +0000
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