On Miracles

Some might call what has happened in the last twenty four hours a simple coincidence.  But I have learned that when we fail to see the miracle, we fail to see God's hand in our lives.  I try not to make that mistake, but being an imperfect person, well, it doesn't always work out so that I see God's hand in the details.  However, if there is one thing that this move to Texas, and change in our life has shown me, it is simply this ... God IS in the details, and when we are lucky enough to be AWAKE, we get to see Him make miracles.

Last night Doug and I were at our foster care class.  One of the ladies that attends with us came up to me during a group activity to say that I had been on her mind since we had met two weeks before.  "I know you will probably think I am crazy, but I feel like I know who your daughter is supposed to be.  The girl I am adopting has a little sister that we can't adopt, and I thought of you. . . Stacy she looks just like you.  Blonde hair, big blue eyes, she struck me with how much she could be yours."  She went on to say that she knew we were already considering another girl and her brother, but wondered if we might have room for another child.  She asked us to pray and consider Katie.

I talked to Doug, and we were both worried about jumping from none to three in one fell swoop.  We came home, talked seriously, prayed and went to bed.  We both woke up with a very clear feeling of yes.  Doug was so sure of everything that he told me to start finding ways to sell the queen bed we purchased last month and perhaps recoup enough to get a couple of Craigslist twin beds.

I listed the queen with a price and a note about being willing to barter for two twins in exchange for the queen.  I had tons of offers to buy the bed, and I was fielding those calls while trying to find two reasonably priced and nice enough beds for the girls.  In the midst of the insanity ... the miracle.  A lady had two brand new twin beds, new mattresses, and all the bedding ... NEVER USED!  She has twins that weren't ready for their big girl beds and still wanted to share a bed.  They had decided to sell the twins and buy a queen size, so my offer was perfect.  They get what they need.  Doug and I get what we need, and everyone is happy.

So why is this not all just a lovely coincidence?  Because my sister found a friend at just the right time to tell me about Arrow Family Ministries, and because that friend referred me I was able to get in the classes more quickly, and in those classes I met Jayne, who found Katie, who might become our daughter.

And God let us KNOW it.

And because Kylee and Jenna were gearing up for a renovation and had plenty of money they sold us an amazing queen bed for a ton less than it was worth ... and that bed was nice enough that someone was willing to trade it for two brand new beds ... is that coincidence?

Even I am not that dense.  So thank you Heavenly Father for seeing every needful thing, and helping Doug and me find what we need to start our family.  It all comes back to tender mercies my friends, and I just wanted to share the latest amazing blessings that God is showering on us.