Memorial Box Monday: God's Little Gifts

When God called us to adopt Ellie, we knew He would also provide the funds for her adoption. We were so sure of it - after all God is anti-debt - that we told him "Yes, we'll go. But you have to provide the money." For a change, we didn't wait until we had all the answers, we just trusted that he would make a way.

Our faith journey to Ellie was absolutely incredible. He could have provided the "instant gift" kind of miracle, which I admit I looked forward to. Instead, he gave us other miracles, many, many tiny miracles that made her homecoming possible.

The day after we said yes, we received a check in the mail from the student loan company, stating we had overpaid our payoff by $68. Really??? I had checked the total amount for the final payoff three times -- really, three times -- before I wrote the check. The last thing I wanted to do was give them more than they were owed! We said yes to God. The next day He said, "I will provide." Awesome!

On vacation a couple months later (scheduled and paid for before the adoption came up -- a different kind of gift, perhaps), we hopped on a bus to head "home" for the night, tired after a long, fun-filled day. Our kids told another family about their sister in China. As we got off the bus, the mom shook their hands and wished them luck as they traveled to their sister. In each of their small palms, she had pressed a $20 bill. My boys experienced first hand God's provision for a miracle.

At the county courthouse, we submitted our information for the mandatory background check. When we slid the cash across the counter to pay, the man just pushed it back. We looked at him quizzically. When has a government office ever refused payment? He answered our questioning look, "There's no charge today." Really? Awesome! We bounced home -- okay, I bounced. Rob's not quite the bouncy type -- rejoicing in God's little gift.

God provided every time, the money we needed, when we needed it. Our journey to Ellie brought us so much closer to Him... His little gifts, reminding us that He cares for us. Reminding us that He will make a way when we are obedient to His call.

To remember God's little gifts on our journey to Ellie, I am placing a small gift box wrapped in ribbon.

Memorial Box Monday started at "A Place Called Simplicity." A friend of mine introduced me to it last week, and I love it! love it! love it!!! Memorial Box Monday provides an opportunity to remember all the good things God has done. Huge, gigantic things and little things that might seem insignificant. God's word is clear: "Cast every care on Me, for I care for you." (1 Peter 5:7).