The Gas Card a No-brainer, but a Door Mirror?

I have a friend who has a daughter who is the same age as my daughter. We met at Dave Peel Park in Bentonville, and found out we live within a half mile of each other. So thus a friendship was formed.

Her husband has seasonal work, and she is a mom/photographer/seamstress/painter…basically she does whatever she can from home to earn extra money with a flexible schedule. Needless to say, she and her husband (from my perspective) are amazing stewards of what God has given them. She is incredibly thrifty and creative. They even decided to buy a duplex instead of a single family home in order to offset their mortgage.

Well, on facebook the other day…I saw her status said that she was praying for God’s provision, guidance, wisdom…  Well, this made me start thinking about the gift I received at iGet2Give…a $25 gas card, and a door mirror.  The gas card is a no-brainer…anyone would enjoy and use that but the door mirror is different. So when I called and asked if I could stop by, I explained to her what I was giving her, and why, and she said she actually didn’t have a full-length mirror in her house so it was an “extra” for her. And also, the tenant next door had been struggling to pay rent regularly so her “extra” earnings had covered that payment instead of the Christmas things she had planned to use it for.

The gift was not big enough to cover the mortgage, but I think she knew immediately God will provide in His way and His time. – Jill