So everybody knows that we are trying to get our house ready to sell. (If not, please pray that we aren't committed in the process.) Well, last Friday this guy named Steve Jones shows up on our porch and tells Lori he wants to scrape and paint the trim on our house. To which Lori responded, "We would love for you to, but that just isn't in the budget at this time." Then he said that it has already been taken care of by a group of our friends. Are you kidding me? Lori called me at work and I asked her if he looked like Ty Pennington (Extreme Home Makeover) and if he had a megaphone. I still am having a hard time believing it, and he is almost done with the prep work!
This is the most humbling experience I have had to date. It is an awesome experience to give from the heart - especially to do it anonymously - but when it happens and you don't know who to thank, it takes on a whole new meaning. Did I mention we are extremely humbled? All we can do is thank God for providing for us, because we will never find out who did it. (Although there have been suspicious reactions from friends!)
I have told a few people that are close to me, and I'll tell y'all... if you know who did this, tell them thank you and that we love them. I think through all this God is teaching us how to receive a blessing and a gift. Like I said before it is a lot easier to give than to receive.
Has anything like this ever happened to any of you? It is an awesome experience that we will never forget and we are just overwhelmed. Thank you to whomever, but mostly to God.
So today Lori and I have been married for 11 years. (Really?) God has brought us through some good times and bad ones, but I wouldn't trade them for anything. Marriage is a funny thing and it's amazing how it changes daily. It is alive and needs constant attention and nurture. Honestly, for me as a husband I am still learning this on a daily basis, but I can't think of anyone I would rather learn it with than Lori. Please pray for Lori as she continues to tolerate me. (Thank you.)
And finally, we have a friend who has entered the blogging world and I am extremely excited about it. This man is a great friend and an awesome man of God - Preacher Eric Boggs of Beech Springs Tabernacle. I will put a link to his blog (on the left, under "Blogs I Read") for you to check out or you can click here on his name: Eric Boggs. (Eric, bless you for being the only soul to let me out on the highway from that unrelenting school traffic a while back.)
Y'all Have a Blessed Day... The Tomb is Empty and He is at Large!!!
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