I LOVE IT when God does “small” things — salvation, Heaven, Jeremiah 29:11 kind of direction, and James 1 wisdom will ALWAYS humble me, but when the God of all creation chooses to intervene in the daily-ness of life, well, that just blows me away.  And that is exactly what happened this week.

As Monday came to a close, I told Darren that I really wanted to look for some new Birkenstock sandals on ebay.  My sweet aunt had bought me a new pair last August and they were in GREAT condition until the dog chewed through one of the straps.  Near the buckle.  Where it’s apparently very hard to repair.

For me, there is just *nothing* like Birks.  Been wearing them since college (not the same pair, lest you think that’s why my aunt rescued me last summer) and it doesn’t seem to matter how long I’m on my feet or what I’m doing, my feet are never sore and my back never tired walking around.  I’ve been wearing my Crocs, and they’re pretty great stuff, but more than halfway through this pregnancy, I’m missing the joy of really good footwear. If you’d told me years ago I’d be so partial to admittedly less attractive footwear, I’d have laughed.  I’m ok with the paradigm shift.  I love my Birks.

So, I looked some up on ebay and found I could probably get a good new pair on ebay with my next paycheck, told D, and went to bed.  Thursday afternoon, my sweet aunt called me and said, “I just got a new catalog that has good deals on Birkenstocks and I know the dog chewed yours up, so stop what you’re doing right now and go look what size they are so I can order you some replacements.”

OH MY WORD!  How VERY GOD of Him!

And how INCREDIBLY SWEET of her!  I laughed and told her about our Monday evening discussion and thanked her profusely for being His hands and feet in our life once again.

How cool is that, ya’ll???????? Don’t you just LOVE that kind of blessing??????????

I can’t tell you how much that means to me, to know that He really does care about the number of hairs on my head and that His children are never without shoes.  Really!  He cares about that kind of little stuff, and I’m AMAZED!

Praying He amazes you in a mind-blowing way this week!