When God Finally Says YES

Hello Sweet Friends

Living in the Desert Southwest

We tend to search for any bit of shade we can find

Drivers will park far from the door of a store

If they can park in the shade of a tree

You just don't know how hot it gets

In the summer when you get into the your car

Any amount of shade helps keep it a tad cooler

For the 21 years that I have lived in my home

I have enjoyed the shade of this tree in my neighbors backyard

However, it has been a love/hate relationship

The tree SHEDS all year

Into my swimming pool

It has created tons of work for me

Especially since losing Mark

No matter how many hours I work in the backyard

And around the pool

I just can't seem to keep up with the mess

I've prayed for 11 years that the tree would disappear

The Lord never saw fit to say yes

Until

Today

After visiting with my mom

Shopping for her groceries and prescriptions

Coming home and then running my own errands

Getting my own groceries and finally coming home

I had sat down to relax a bit

When I heard the familiar sound of a chain saw

You just cannot imagine my JOY when:

My neighbor CUT The Tree DOWN

All of it!!

I actually ran outside and thanked the neighbor

For cutting it down.

We chatted awhile

He is a landscaper and offered to help me

Get my yard in shape

God finally said YES
And I couldn't be HAPPIER!!

I'm grateful that HE cares about the little things

I pray you find JOY in little things today

Even if you haven't been praying for it for 11 years

Blessings

Bragging On God

There are just some days when you need to brag on God

Today is one of those days

On Sunday afternoon, after spending the day with my mom,

I pulled into my garage and noticed an odd smell

It smelled like something was burning

I got out of my car and walked around it

The odor was very strong

Although I did not see any sign of smoke

It honestly smelled like burning rubber

Or possibly burning brakes

I opened the garage side door to let the garage air out

In hopes that the odor would dissipate and

I could possibly narrow the 'area' 

Where the odor was strongest

All through the night I kept checking the garage 

The odor did not go away

Monday morning the odor was still very strong

I called to make an appointment to have my car checked

But can't take it in until Wednesday

I was quite anxious about driving it 

However there did not seem to be any warning lights on or 

Any specific odor coming from the car

I did not notice the odor when I got to work

However when I got home Monday night

There it was again

 No smoke, no signs of fire

But a Definite smell of something burning

Doing the dishes Monday night - Cold water - No hot

Hmmm...Matthew must have taken a Very hot shower

Shower Tuesday morning - COLD water!!!

 Hmmm...water heater gone a wry??

To shorten the story:

 

Yep,

I purchased a new water heater today

It seems the Elements inside the nearly 15 year old water heater

Were Burning for 2 days!!!!!

Thank you GOD for Your protection over my home and family

Thank you GOD for allowing this to happen before vacation

Thank you GOD for teaching me to always have an

Emergency Fund

Thank you GOD

I could pay cash for the purchase And Installation

Having a water heater burning for 2 days

In my garage

NOT a Good Thing

Bragging on GOD

For He is Always Good

It's A Good Thing :)

Happy Tuesday Night

You can brag on God in the comments

I'd love to hear