Nice Suprises~

Anyone who knows me well, knows that Thursday is my favorite day of the week...I've never offered an explanation..probably never will..but Thursday is and always has been my most favorite day!! This Thursday has proved to be no exception to that rule...
Our family, like most these days, has been in a financial crunch..we have been stretching and saving and being very creative to make wise decisions with the money that we have been blessed to earn and the money that others have blessed our family with (and trust me with a family of 5..we have to get very creative!).. Last night Joe and I sat down to go over our bills for the next couple of weeks...we had everything narrowed down and had barely fit everything in but we were so excited...the Lord had provided, yet again! Then, as I was putting everything away I found a bill that we had overlooked..one that was for more than what we had left..UGGGGHHHH! Both of us were discouraged...and went to bed aggravated...
but...
My God is faithful and I know that is where our blessing came from....
This afternoon Joe brought in the mail and there was an envelope that was different than the ones we are use to...I opened it up and guess what?? a check from one of our credit card companies!! It was for double the amount of the bill we needed to pay!! Holy Cow!! The company had been found charging Interest to its customers in excess.. they were paying us back the excess interest they had charged us!! Now you know I said that I know the money came from the Lord...who else would convince a credit card company to send someone a check? We are far more blessed than we deserve!! Count your Blessings!
This day has been wonderful not only because of our newfound cash..but because we've been very busy!! Joe has worked almost all day between calls on our blog.. we are all so excited! The boys can't wait to get on here and journal! Everyone had a great day at school... I got pooped on at work.. and daddy has a headache from staring at this computer most of the day and yelling at football practice!! Just another day in Paradise!!
We all were able to go to Jack's 4th Birthday party and had a wonderful time seeing friends that we don't get to see that often..after the party, the boys were off to football and the girls were off to a pocketbook party!! What fun...Now, everything is silent..regretfully I chose to let Walt play outside at the party and his bronchitis flared up he is running a fever and doesn't feel very well again!! Xavier and Karsyn are upstairs asleep! I would like to remind you that this makes 1 week that my baby has been sleeping in her own bed.. I need a medal!! It's been harder on me than her...
I've been anxious all day to write.. I love it...and when the blessings are flowing you can't help but want to share! I am so thankful for the chance to give everyone a small glimpse into our little piece of paradise, even though my definition of paradise may not coincide with Webster's!!
Always~
LNH

Do Not Worry

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and thebody more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life.
And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lillies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow thrown in the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying "what shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?" or " What shall we wear?" For the pagans run after all these things and your heavenly father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of it's own." Matthew 6 :25~34