But then God Provided (again)

It was really all God’s fault.  After all, He’s the one that makes them grow.  If it hadn’t been for that, we wouldn’t have been so concerned.

Shari and I were having a conversation two or three months ago.  The problem was that Hannah and Nathanael didn’t have enough clothes.  Sure, sometimes clothes get wrecked, but frankly kids of 4 and 7 tend to grow quickly, and pretty soon the pants that used to fit Hannah were shorts, and Nathanael’s long sleeve sweater had become short sleeve (which was tight enough to show his rippling muscles).

So what were we going to do about it?  Well, we didn’t have a lot of extra cash.  We planned to make some adjustments to the budget so that in months ahead we could save up extra for some clothes.  That might not help right away, but hopefully it would help in 2009.  But would it be enough?

And God watched our conversation.  Was He chuckling?  Frustrated?  Waving His hands, trying to get our attention so He could tell us to go read Luke 12:22-34?

Well, whatever He was doing, He had a plan.  Suddenly, over December and January, we started to get covered by an avalanche of clothes.  Hand-me-downs from family in Canada.  Gifts from friends and family.  Then someone came down from the USA, after doing some bargain-hunting, with yet more clothes.  And I understand there are more clothes that someone sent that are on their way.

Unbelievable (at least to those of us with little faith).

So thank you to all of you who were so thoughtful!  You have no idea how perfect the timing was.  Thanks!

We’ll still need our “budget tweaks” to buy a few specific things we’re still missing, but we’re sure a lot better off than we thought we would be a couple of months ago.  And Hannah and Nathanael are really enjoying their new clothes that actually fit (who said kids don’t like getting clothes as gifts?).

So, note to self.  Don’t worry about clothes.  Do you think God doesn’t care?  Do you think He’s not paying attention?

Really, now.  Time to get a proper perspective.