Little Women
• Apr. 30, 2008 - a lesson in giving
The BFS assignment reminded me of a story from my own life, but it isn't exactly what BFS suggested. None-the-less, here's my story:
My husband, M, has a friend who has had some really hard times (some due to his own fault, but still, he needed a helping hand). M, of course, is always willing for me to get rid of some clutter, :) so he suggested that I give his friend, N, some of my kitchen things. Having just cleaned out the kitchen a few weeks earlier, and made a trip to the Salvation Army, I was NOT HAPPY about this, but the Lord kept pointing out to me that I had two pancake turners.
"But I NEED two pancake turners, Lord! What if I make pancakes and eggs at the same time?"
"Give him one of your pancake turners."
"But M and I don't eat the same type of eggs, so even if I just make eggs, I still need a second pancake turner."
"Give him one of your pancake turners."
Sigh. I was still not happy about it, but I gathered together several kitchen items, including one of my pancake turners. I was still murmuring about having "only" one pancake turner.
The following week, a sweet friend who was moving came over. She surprised me by bringing in 2 good-sized boxes. She said, "I have been collecting china for years, now, and I wound up with 3 sets, my moms, my wedding china, and a set I collected from the grocery store in high school. I used to stand outside the store and ask people if they were going to use their china coupons. I cannot move all 3 sets, and the Lord reminded me of your two teacups. The set I got in high school matches those, so I am giving you that set." (This is beautiful, Havelin china, from Germany.)
Friends, she gave me a complete service for TWELVE, including the teapot, soup toureen, and ice cream dishes!!! The two teacups I had were my grandmother's. She had given one to each grandchild, but I somehow wound up with 2. I was way too far down the line for the rest of her china. (As far as I'm concerned, I do have my grandmother's china.)
So here I was, holding onto a plastic pancake turner, and the Lord was holding in reserve a whole set of china.
And I just realized while typing this, that about a year ago (5 years, at least, after the pancake turner incident), another friend gave me a pancake turner!!! (Not that I hadn't eventually gotten a second one, again, but that God, in His time, gave me back a free turner, as well! :) ) |
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