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I know that God has unlimited Miracles to use for His children. I learned that when He took care of my colon cancer.
I am really grateful for that.....
Sunday School Teachers tell their young children to ask God to help them. We also teach them not to be selfish in their requests.
Well, yesterday and today.... I must admit I selfishly asked God to grant me a little miracle.
Yesterday I was out on the back deck doing something, and I clapped my hands together to dust off some dirt. I've lost a ton of weight due to the cancer and my fingers aren't as fat as they were. My wedding rings are a bit loose. As a matter of fact, I only put them back on last week.
Well when I clapped my hands, my rings flew off. Now the engagement ring hit a rung on the deck rail and bounced back onto the deck behind a deck chair. That was easy to retrieve, but my wide wedding band rolled across the deck, glistening in the sun as it went, and flew off the deck into some really thick bushes that run between the deck and the house. I got a flashlight [like they do on all the CSI searches] and tried my best to find my ring. The bushes were so thick tho, I couldn't see too much of the ground.
I have to admit, I said some really dirty words, but I proudly can proclaim that I didn't take my Lord's Name in Vain.... which is a major feat for me!
Then I said a little prayer. "Lord help me find my ring." I decided to let it go for the night since the weather forecast wasn't calling for rain anyway and the leaves and the bushes could dry out some more. I went in and told my husband what I had done. He agreed with me that it wouldn't hurt to cut the bushes back today. So the plan was formed.
Last night I had nightmares about my ring. After all I've worn that ring for over 30 years. It was a real heartbreak to have to take it off when my fingers got so small during the chemo. It was a triumph to gain back a little weight so I could wear it again. Now it was gone.... for the night....
This morning I got up and did my morning on-line postings, changed into some appropriate clothes, gathered the tools from the gardening shed and went to work. I cut back all the bushes and searched.... no ring.
I decided to clean the trimmings off of the deck before going any further.... maybe it hadn't gone down in the bushes... maybe I hadn't really seen it roll off the deck. So I grabbed a broom and started to sweep off the deck. We have one of those boxes that you store your garden hose reel in.... some bees have made their nest in there. The bees got really upset with me when I tipped that box over to clean out underneath it looking for my ring.
You should have seen it! I was saying... "Oh I am so sorry I upset you!!!!" and I was swatting at them with the broom to keep them from taking out their anger on me.... Now my bees have been nesting around the deck for almost 20 years. They know I don't bother them much.... we kind of coincide within a few feet of each other all summer long. And soon they did calm down.... of course a couple of them sat guard at the lip of the box, just in case I decided to mess with them some more.... but thankfully.... they didn't sting me....
Then I sat down in a chair, took a drink of cool water, and said this out loud. "Lord I know I'll find my ring because I asked you to help me find it. Now, where is it?" Then I grabbed the littlest rake we have and started pulling the leaves out from the area between the bushes and right below the deck. I put on gloves and sifted through the leaves I pulled out. No ring...
I asked Him one more time "Lord, where is my ring?" Then I got back up on the deck and looked down over the railing, pushing back a few more branches.... and there it was.... a little gold circle.... showing up in the rich black dirt right beside the deck support. I said "Oh there it is.... Thank you, Lord so much." and I figured out how to get my hand down there through the rail, blindly feeling around, trying not to bury it until I got it where I could see it and pull it up.
Now my bushes are happy.... the bees are happy.... I have my ring [in the jewelry box now] so I'm happy.... and I have a great story to post!
How wonderful is my Lord!
I am really grateful for that.....
Sunday School Teachers tell their young children to ask God to help them. We also teach them not to be selfish in their requests.
Well, yesterday and today.... I must admit I selfishly asked God to grant me a little miracle.
Yesterday I was out on the back deck doing something, and I clapped my hands together to dust off some dirt. I've lost a ton of weight due to the cancer and my fingers aren't as fat as they were. My wedding rings are a bit loose. As a matter of fact, I only put them back on last week.
Well when I clapped my hands, my rings flew off. Now the engagement ring hit a rung on the deck rail and bounced back onto the deck behind a deck chair. That was easy to retrieve, but my wide wedding band rolled across the deck, glistening in the sun as it went, and flew off the deck into some really thick bushes that run between the deck and the house. I got a flashlight [like they do on all the CSI searches] and tried my best to find my ring. The bushes were so thick tho, I couldn't see too much of the ground.
I have to admit, I said some really dirty words, but I proudly can proclaim that I didn't take my Lord's Name in Vain.... which is a major feat for me!
Then I said a little prayer. "Lord help me find my ring." I decided to let it go for the night since the weather forecast wasn't calling for rain anyway and the leaves and the bushes could dry out some more. I went in and told my husband what I had done. He agreed with me that it wouldn't hurt to cut the bushes back today. So the plan was formed.
Last night I had nightmares about my ring. After all I've worn that ring for over 30 years. It was a real heartbreak to have to take it off when my fingers got so small during the chemo. It was a triumph to gain back a little weight so I could wear it again. Now it was gone.... for the night....
This morning I got up and did my morning on-line postings, changed into some appropriate clothes, gathered the tools from the gardening shed and went to work. I cut back all the bushes and searched.... no ring.
I decided to clean the trimmings off of the deck before going any further.... maybe it hadn't gone down in the bushes... maybe I hadn't really seen it roll off the deck. So I grabbed a broom and started to sweep off the deck. We have one of those boxes that you store your garden hose reel in.... some bees have made their nest in there. The bees got really upset with me when I tipped that box over to clean out underneath it looking for my ring.
You should have seen it! I was saying... "Oh I am so sorry I upset you!!!!" and I was swatting at them with the broom to keep them from taking out their anger on me.... Now my bees have been nesting around the deck for almost 20 years. They know I don't bother them much.... we kind of coincide within a few feet of each other all summer long. And soon they did calm down.... of course a couple of them sat guard at the lip of the box, just in case I decided to mess with them some more.... but thankfully.... they didn't sting me....
Then I sat down in a chair, took a drink of cool water, and said this out loud. "Lord I know I'll find my ring because I asked you to help me find it. Now, where is it?" Then I grabbed the littlest rake we have and started pulling the leaves out from the area between the bushes and right below the deck. I put on gloves and sifted through the leaves I pulled out. No ring...
I asked Him one more time "Lord, where is my ring?" Then I got back up on the deck and looked down over the railing, pushing back a few more branches.... and there it was.... a little gold circle.... showing up in the rich black dirt right beside the deck support. I said "Oh there it is.... Thank you, Lord so much." and I figured out how to get my hand down there through the rail, blindly feeling around, trying not to bury it until I got it where I could see it and pull it up.
Now my bushes are happy.... the bees are happy.... I have my ring [in the jewelry box now] so I'm happy.... and I have a great story to post!
How wonderful is my Lord!
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I was about to say the same thing. 