Striving Mom

my life as I strive to live for Christ and be the woman, wife and mother He has called me to be

Swiffers, Seasons & Surprises August 26, 2008

Filed under: Uncategorized — jennlynnprin @ 5:44 pm

Yesterday I had a little surprise, but I want to give you a little background first.  I was expecting company, and my kitchen floor was a mess.  I proceeded to get out my Swiffer mop, and I found that I did not have the right kind of refills … yikes!  I even had refills for a different kind of Swiffer, but I did not have the Swiffer it went with b/c it became a playtoy (meaning my kids played with it and eventually broke it).  I actually hand mopped (how ancient is that?!?! :) ) my kitchen floor, but I was not ready to tackle the job for the rest of the hardwood first floor. 

I did vacuum, and then I noticed that the floor vents were GROSS!  How do you clean those, anyway?  One of them I was able to pop off, and I found the following … a bee, pine needles (hello, it is August!), a leaf and a flower petal … what a perfect representation of the 4 seasons … in my vent!!! Lovely :) .

Anyway, the floor still had some gross spots that really needed to be mopped, and then the doorbell rang.  It was my kids bringing the mail in.  I received a box, and I had no clue what was in it.  Can you guess what it was??!?!  A SWIFFER complete with MOPPING PADS!!! I was astonished at how the Lord could take such a little problem that I had and answer my dilemma when I did not even think about asking Him to bring a Swiffer to my door.  Simply amazing.  I had signed up for a free Swiffer a couple of weeks ago, and I had totally forgotten about it.  I do not think that it was a coincidence that it arrived yesterday … on the exact day that I needed it.

I am thankful for God who gives us even the little blessings and surprises … at just the right time! :)

What about you?  Do you have any stories of God’s faithfulness that others could have viewed as “coincidence”?

 

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