CHRISTMAS MIRACLES

What a day — what a night!

Today was a miracle. I was so overwhelmed I lost it emotionally. I cried and cried and cried — all tears of overwhelming joy. I can’t even remember the last time I felt such delight.

I got a call near 3:00 from the office of The Home. I was told someone has called trying to reach me. They wanted my wanted my phone number and address. The manager would not give out my phone number. I general address would be easy to find. So they left a message. I was to call a certain person at Home depot to make arrangements for new stove to be delivered to my daughter’s house.

I began trembling immediately. My voice quivered, but I did not fall apart then. I had a dozen questions the manager either could not or would not answer. She is a wonderful and stoic woman. No one can get secrets out of her. Just call the number, she said.

When I got off the phone I was visibly shaken. I had to call my daughter and tell her of the Christmas Miracle God had just given to us all. We are so blessed. We were not asking for help, at least not consciously. We were working on a plan and had the concept well in hand. Just a couple of details yet to decide. My bank had offered me a credit card with no interest until March 2013. I figured we could put the stove on the card and have an interest free year to pay it off.

So the offer for a free stove came out of nowhere. I have some guilt believing I may have planted a seed to get that stove, but that was never a thought. I was absolutely shocked and thrilled with the gift. God provides even when we least expect it. We are all so thankful to whomever provided this wonderful gift. We would love to tell them directly. Since we are blind as to the source, I am using every outlet I have to express my gratitude, our gratitude. Like my daughter says. We don't deserve this, but that does not mean we are not grateful.

That is not the only gift. A wonderful little girl from my first youth group offered to set up a blog for my art in hops that I might sell some. That also caught me off guard. She has suggested she would help before, but I wasn’t sure I even wanted to try. But God has even changed my mind in this and her offer kicked me over the brink. I love her (this now adult just slightly younger than me us being used of God to bless me. I don’t know what all is happening right now, but I am overwhelmed with gratitude. These are truly Christmas Miracles.

I just got a call from my daughter. They went and picked out the stove and it is being delivered on Thursday. Since Chris (a high school teacher) is now home. He will be there for the delivery. Also, his brother is coming early on Saturday to repair the electrical problem. He has done a lot of that.

On another note, my cable TV went crazy over the weekend. Intermittently I could not turn it off or on. I could not change the channel, I could not pause it. Nothing. No button did what it should. I spend an hour on the phone with the cable company. They finally decided they needed a tech on site. He comes Wednesday. That is good for me. I can now only watch one channel (CBS). Since most of what I watch is on CBS, I will be able to watch NCIS tomorrow. Otherwise I have no excuse not o finish the drawing I must finish. Yeah! God is good.