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answer to prayer

Am thankful. There's a medicine I need that's expensive...so my doctor has me use the free samples his office gets. So for 18 months I've gotten the medicine for free. This week his practice moved to a new building and the nurses told me they left the samples of the medicine I need - at the old office. The nurse called in the prescription which I discovered was over $100 for 30 days' worth and not in my budget to afford! 

I told four friends who immediately began praying for me. In two days, I made four phone calls to the doctor's office. I had been willing to pay for one week's worth if they could call in a smaller prescription for me, but it turns out that wasn't necessary. By the end of the second day, the nurses had found three weeks' worth of the medicine for me, and I raced over to pick up the samples.

I know that I had to do my part (ask for prayer, pray, make the phone calls) and that God wasn't going to shower the medicine down like rain (although wouldn't that be fun?!). I'm thankful that He provided for me this week!

things on earth

It's been awhile!  Let's not think about how  it's been months. I'm here now!   Lots has happened...good and bad and challenging.  So the verse I'm mulling over today is:

Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.  (Colossians 3:2, NLT)

I included a photo of my niece above because it's what's important:  people not things.  I'm investing my life in my family, the youth group kids, people from church, friends and coworkers.  That's far more important than things that work or don't work in my life (an older car that wants  to fall apart, etc.).