A Sun and a Shield

An unexpected warm sunny day graced our city. I could almost feel the hint of spring, though even in the sunny south, Spring is two months away minimum. After a week of rain and cold grey skies, the sun was such a cheery, and welcome surprise.

And another cheery surprise greeted my inbox this morning. My latest book, Poppy, is featured on a wonderful literary blog. Here is the link for those of you who would like to share and help the new book go viral: https://awomanswisdom.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/new-release-poppy-the-dirty-ditch-digging-dingo-by-vicky-kaseorg/

Meanwhile, in another drama, one of the new expectant mamas I work with to try to  help her in her very difficult circumstances needed a car-seat to bring her baby home after her c-section Monday. I found someone with a car-seat to donate, but due to a series of unfortunate events, the car-seat ended up an hour from me, and the donors had left for vacation when they realized it. Two people offered to buy one, but when I priced them, I almost fainted. Car-seats are way more pricey than they were 17 years ago when I had my last baby. I decided it would be better to save those generous people's money for other urgent ministry needs and work with the car-seat donor to see if we could find a solution. After some time, we worked out that the donor would get the seat to me after the weekend, and I would still have time to get it to the mama. It complicated things a bit, since the mama doesn't live nearby and I was going to see her this morning to drop off food. I would have to make the long trip twice in a span of 3 days, but if it saved the ministry money for future needs, it was worth it. This morning, I settled down to coffee and received a text on my phone.

"The carseat is there."

 I looked out on my porch. There was the car-seat. How the donor managed to make that happen, I don't know. But it was like a gift from Heaven. Like the sunshine.

Sometimes, it feels like the rain and cold and dreariness will never end. But it does. This is God's promise, and He shows us with every break in the rain.
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Philippians 4:19 

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

2 Peter 1:4 

By which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.

2 Corinthians 1:20

For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.

Philippians 4:13 

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Titus 1:2 

In hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began

John 14:18 

“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

Psalm 84:11 

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.