A Small Miracle

I want to share a small miracle I experienced yesterday. Ten years ago when I was in college (*sniff* - now that's sad and depressing to admit -- not that I went to college, but that it's been a decade ago!!), I signed up for a store discount card at a store I patronized while in school. I never went to this store at home, but I kept the card for each year I went back to school.

Being the "ahem" pack-rat that I am, I never got rid of this card, even though I never used it anymore. I have been trying very, very, very hard to overcome my "hording" issues, and I have been going through boxes and piles and yadda yadda yadda.

This particular store has since become very popular among the people where I went to school b/c they run really good sales where if you play your cards right (sort to speak) you get a lot for a little. For example about $230 worth of groceries for $23!!! :O

Some folks I know will be in the area and coming back here and they are going to do some major shopping. They weren't sure if the "rules" had changed about only being able to swipe your card twice a day or what, so they were trying to see if anyone else has this particular card. Well, around here we don't even have this store.

I told them I "HAD" one in college, but I was pretty sure in all my purging I threw it out.

Man oh man did I give myself a lecture. Sure, the one time you finally throw something out it could actually work in your favor. Where's the line?? When do I throw things out and what do I throw out!! Oh, I was going on and on and on. Glad I live by myself - if anyone would have been there with me they probably would have hit me!

I knew I had put business cards and things that size in one particular spot. I thought that would be the best place to look first. Before I did I prayed. I said, Lord, I am almost 100% positive I got rid of that card, but if I didn't could You please let it be where I'm going to look so I don't rip my house inside out. I really have a lot of things I have to get done, and I won't stop looking for this card until I've exhausted every nook and cranny of my house.

Wouldn't you know it, I started looking through that stack of "business cards" and there it was. I couldn't believe it. I had just experienced and answer to prayer and I just stood there in "disbelief" even though I was holding the card in my hand!! I still shake my head b/c if you know me at all you know I can never find anything I'm looking for!! I have to "find it" when I'm "not" looking for it otherwise it just won't happen.

So now I'm able to help out in a small way, the cause of discount shopping for the financially challanged and I'm siked b/c I'm one of the financially challenged!! ;) ha ha (I tried to give it a more colorful name!)

Thank you Lord for your many blessings and for helping me with even the "little things." :)