A proper response… Amazed

I have to add something to this post… I was watching/listening to our High School swing Choir, which James is a part of (video coming soon)… 6 girls sang this song. All I could think of is the way that God has taken care of my family in this season…pause the play-list and have a listen…

 

I’ve been blessed.  Me and my children.  Over, and over, and over, and over, and over…

I’ve struggled to give our blessing a proper response for years.  Now that our blessing has been made perfectly obvious by God.  I have no where to hide. 

“’Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace removed.'” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.”

Over at The Riggs Family blog, they gave away $100 just for linking up with their Hi/Lo Thursday post. 

Much thanks also goes to Miss Kim Dance for being the sponsor of the $100 cash prize.

I heard about being drawn as the winner on my phone from a friend on Twitter!  I ran downstairs to check and see what was up!  And sure enough, there was a post on The Riggs Family Blog saying I was indeed the winner of the cash prize! 

I felt so blessed and loved!  Here is was Valentine’s Day.  A day that has been traditionally difficult for those of us without a physical love… whatever the reason.  The betrayal can feel so deep on a day like that. 

Honestly, I wasn’t feeling the hurt this Valentine’s Day.  I was loving on my family, making heart shaped pancakes, planning a special meal, purchasing them each a heart shaped box of candy.  I think it was the first Valentine’s since HSSH left that I wasn’t consumed with self pity and grieving the loss.  PRAISE GOD!

After dinner, I went back to check the computer again.  I found that Brent Riggs had sent me my prize via Paypal.  But, he had made a mistake, and sent me $200, rather than $100.  My two oldest boys were standing beside me as I responded to the e-mail.  I’ll pretend I have perfect children and not tell you what they said.  I responded to Brent’s e-mail with a, “you sent me $200.?” reply.

Then I checked his blog again.  And that is when I saw that my blog friend, Laurel had left Brent a comment telling him a bit more of our story, and Brent had decided to bless us with a $200 gift rather than just $100!  Not only that, he opened up the option to other readers to bless us with gifts of money through Paypal too.

If you’ve been a reader of mine for long… you know, not much leaves me speechless.  God, and His amazing provision for our family… That leaves me speechless.

There is no adequate way to thank you for this gift, Miss Kim Dance and The Riggs Family.  There was also a reader who sent us a gift.  Thank you.  Thank you.  Thank you.

I don’t know why God is so good to us.  But, He is.  May you all be blessed beyond measure for your kindness.  And it goes so far beyond this… every day.  Every Day.  EVERY DAY!  for over three years, God has met every one of our financial needs, and way more of our wants than we deserve.  He has never missed a payment.  He is our provider.  I can’t even wrap my tiny brain around it all…

GIVE HIM GLORY AND PRAISE!!

The Rigg's Daughter Abby, goes back into the hospital this Tuesday for yet another round of chemo…worse than she has already had.  Let’s be sure to keep praying for them all. 

Pam