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Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Proverbs 31:30

Nov. 23, 2007

In His Time

Well, I have not finished putting up my Christmas trees. Today did not go as I planned that it would. I did not bake pies this time, though. We were up at 7:00am to start the Christmas decorating extravaganza. My oldest was washing her clothes when I opened the laundry room door and smelled a horrible smell. My Father-in-law came to see what was wrong. He assumed that the smell was a belt which was slipping in the dryer.

After spending some time investigating with my Wonderful Husband, this is what they found:

This is the back side of the outlet which the dryer was plugged into. The wires were not secure in the plug and cause this. They replaced the outlet and everything has been fixed.

Two very important things that we discovered:

1. Never leave your dryer running when you leave or go to bed.

2. God is watching over and protecting us even when we do not realize it.

Now, I will (Lord willing) finish the decorating tomorrow. God always has a surprise for me. I just need to enjoy the ride!!

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Comments

Nov. 24, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by chelelew

Praise the Lord your family is safe. I can't even bare to think of the "what if..."!!! I kept thinking about you yesterday and all the fun I knew you'd be having decorating. Another praise on the list is that between the members of your family and your inlaws, you all can smell. There are some that wouldn't have been able to smell that horrific smell until the smoke detector sounded or it was too late. Thank you for sharing. And wonderful art work your daughter did.

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Nov. 24, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by SchoolinRhome

WOW! So glad you are all safe and no problems became of that mess! THe Lord is so caring and protecting! Glad you caught it in time!
Have fun decorating! Can't wait to see!

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Nov. 24, 2007 - Remembering God

Posted by jillconnelly

Your response was no doubt exactly what God was hoping (does God hope?).
We had a very similar washer/dryer outlet problem recently. It was my reminder about the importance of not leaving home with things running.
Many years ago my husband started the dishwasher just prior to leaving home. Fortunately, he didn't get out the door quite as quickly as he planned and was able to discover the interior of the dishwasher melting! Had he left any sooner, he would certainly have had no house to come home to.
Yes, let's not forget to direct the praise to the One to Whom it is due!

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