My friend Marianne was sweating out her options.
Her husband had died unexpectedly less than a year before, and finances were so tight, she wasn’t sure she’d be able to keep her home.
Marianne had always trusted God to take care of her, and He always had. But this time, things looked pretty grim.
She needed to find a boarder ASAP to share expenses; she’d lost most of her eyesight to macular degeneration and couldn’t drive, so the only work she could find was part-time babysitting in her home, which didn’t provide enough pennies to stretch.
She hadn’t been able to buy new clothes in years and only owned two bras, both purchased so long ago that their elastic had given up the ghost. Her panties were just as raggedly pathetic, but even WalMart underwear was an expense she couldn’t justify when keeping a roof over her head was top priority.
So Marianne prayed.
But she couldn’t help wondering if Papa God truly cared about minutia like Fruit-of-the-Loom. I mean, really, when there were famines to resolve,wars to prevent, and diseases to heal, what was a saggy bosom and droopy drawers?
But she soon found out how very much He did care.
Our of the blue, a bare acquaintance called asking if Marianne happened to need any clothes. They were in good shape, she said, but she just needed to clean out her overstuffed closet and bulging bureau. She admitted to having a big of a … well, shopping … um, affinity. It was time again to purge and start over. If Marianne didn’t want the items, they were headed to the thrift shop.
“Well, sure!” Marianne replied and almost busted a gut when the woman brought over twenty-seven bras, fifty-seven pairs of panties, plus huge piles of blouses and pants that all fit perfectly. They were excellent quality – much better than Marianne could have possibly afforded, even buying them piece by piece.
Thank heavens (literally) one woman’s addiction is another woman’s addition.
As if that weren’t enough of a miracle, Marianne then received a call from a widow she’d never met looking for a room to rent. It, too, was a perfect fit.
What everyday miracles have you experienced lately, BBFF? I’d love to hear!
(*This is one of many grace notes I share in my book, Too Loved to be Lost, available at Amazon.)
