Jehovah Jireh - God Does Provide

Lately I've been perhaps more attuned to God's provision in the small areas. Here are two exciting examples I've had recently...

1. Mike and I are trying to save to be able to go on vacation this summer up in Michigan with my family. The cost includes airfare as well as cabin rental. With things being tight everywhere in the economy, as well as having some recent hurdles pop up in front of us, we can't plan on money from regular income to do this. We considered not going this year, but really feel it is an important family time and we don't want to miss it. So, we've been praying that God will allow us to have extra income to cover that. We listed a bunch of stuff on Craiglist that we don't actually need. I've put a bunch of CVS & Walgreens freebies (things that I've gotten free or made money to take off their hands using coupons and etc) up on Amazon. We are planning that any extra hours that I end up working for my sister to put towards it as well since that is not normally planned into our budget. Well, in just the last three days, I've sold over 10 items on Amazon and some of them have been things that have been sitting there for months. WHOHOO! Praise the Lord for the extra provision towards this goal. It gives me hope that we can make it...He will provide.

2. Okay, you are probably going to find this ridiculous, but here goes. I LOVE using Skintimate shaving cream when shaving my legs because it feels better than soap, smells better than soap and works better than soap. I don't know why this little thing brings me so much pleasure, but it does. I HATE buying it when I know I could use soap that will last much longer for much cheaper. So, I haven't had any in several years. Well, you can imagine my delight when Money Saving Mom's website said that you could get it free after register rewards this week. WHOHOO WHOHOO!!! It wasn't advertised in my paper, so I was kind of nervous going through the first time. I paid for the purchase using my Walgreens gift card, so no money out of pocket. At the end, out popped $3.00 towards my next Walgreens purchase, making it free! WHOHOO. Two more times this week, I've been able to snag a bottle, so now I have one in my shower and two in reserve. Seriously, I cannot tell you how excited this makes me. So this week, I am also seeing Jehovah Jireh in a Walgreens deal that totally makes my week and gives me a joyful spirit. :)