Wowza! What an amazing day. It seems the devotionals in my prayer closet, by my kitchen sink and the one at the Smyrna Shop are all working together in beautiful ways. This morning, I was nudged HARD to text the father of the kids in need of educational funding, to ensure we did not step out of line in any way. By all accounts, I thought I would have heard something by now. So, I texted that there was 4K ready for distribution, but we wanted to do it whatever way works best for them.

The next customer in was Mister Troy and we had an amazing Godversation. Learning about his intermittent fasting led to Jesus Jug talk. Ultimately, learned how he bought his cross the day before they were scheduled for invitro fertilization and learned she was pregnant. What a wonderful testimony! He is excited to return for more Godversations.

Almost immediately, the father called me instead of texting a reply. I knew God would be in that conversation. As it turned out, the meeting with the school was postponed more than once last week. He had just received an email this very morning asking for a meeting at 2 pm today! Long story short, we took the opportunity to pray over the meeting, for obstacles to be removed and for God to get all the glory. I immediately spoke with my husband and we prayed similar in confirmation. When the meeting concluded, he was in the shop telling me the REDUCED NEED of 22K down to about 10K! Praise God, indeed! Moreover, this was very faith-affirming for his beautiful bride, Amber.

As he purchased his items and was leaving, Amber texted about the tuition being paid early. Within another hour, he was back with his wife and all three girls. Oh, how they stole my heart. Of course, I did a cartwheel for them. “Big Brooke” broke into the biggest smile imaginable! Afterward, Sweet Bianca spent a few hours visiting. I just feel overwhelmingly blessed and grateful. Thank you, Lord.