God is in the details.

I already told you God is going to be teaching me a lot through this moving experience. He has already begun. Ok last week when I was reading all your WONDERFUL New Year’s meditations, I have to confess I was having a difficult week. Now you are going to think something terrible must have happened, or my kids were acting up, or hubby was not being attentive. Oh how I wish I could sound wise and say it was one of those things. No it was not any of them.

Ok so I am beginning to get my ducks in an order and need to begin packing some stuff away to put into a shed. We will only be living with what we know we need for the time being. We have been given a lot of family heirlooms that were just taking up too much space. So I have been, cleaning, organizing, oh and trying to pack. THAT IS IF I HAD ANY BOXES. Ok you are going to laugh, go ahead. But I could not find a box to save my life. I went to the grocery store, none; I went to Wal-Mart, not at this time; I went to Office Max, sorry shipment has not come in. I was getting so frustrated. I even, by Wednesday broke down and was whining crying to manly man. He told me to calm down I am sure there will be boxes to be found. I even thought about buying some boxes, but at $3 a pop I just could not do it.

So while you guys were all praying about important changes in your life, I was having my quiet time and each day I ended my quiet time with “please Lord help me find some boxes”. My goodness, when he said he was going to have me take everything in prayer, He was not joking.

I am currently reading “Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World” by Joanna Weaver. After Wednesday’s whining crying session, I then woke up Thursday had my quiet time and read some more of my book. What chapter do you think I was reading? Yep you got it, the one about not being anxious. She goes on to say, “When Paul wrote the words, ‘Do Not be anxious about anything,’ he literally meant ‘NOT ONE THING!’“ Ok, Lord I get it. I will pray about boxes but know you will take care of me. I did feel a peace wash over me. And I will be honest I did not worry about it all day Friday.

Manly man came home not feeling well. So Saturday in the late afternoon I ran to the store to get some NyQuil. I happened to see the Produce guy unloading, well produce. I got brave and asked him if he had any boxes. He said, “Yeah, I have 6 huge banana boxes”. “Really!!”. I was so excited I could have kissed that man, but you know kissing your produce man just wouldn’t be right. Then with my cart FILLED with boxes, and the one little thing I came to the store for. I then saw Mr. Freezer man filling the freezer section. He happened to have some small boxes sitting there so I asked him if I could have the boxes. He said, “Ok but I can get you some more in the back.” Ok I did not kiss freezer man either, but I was so overwhelmed. I had to do TWO trips I had so many boxes. I have a big suburban and it filled the whole back end and the middle seat.

Then what did I do when I got home? I walked into my house, like any dignified woman would do and proceeded to jump up and down yelling “I got boxes, I got boxes”. Many man said he was proud.

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