The Lord Speaks to Us In Mysterious Ways

I think the Lord speaks to us all the time.  We just have to be listening and watching for the signs.  Right?  Well, this morning I went out to do my errands.  I stopped by Sips to have a latte and to see Cari for a few minutes. After that I went into the grocery store to buy fruit and two birthday cards for my grandson, Nathan, who will be 5 on the 24th.  We are celebrating his birthday this Sunday. 

From there, I was going to the fabric store to buy thread to hem two pair of pants.  When I got in my car, I noticed a little flyer under the windshield wiper.  {Those things usually irritate the heck out of me because I have to get out and pluck it off the window before I drive off so not to litter the streets as I drive home.}  To my surprise, it was a coupon from a little tailor shop offering a $2.00 discount on hemming a pair of pants.  BLING!!! Bells and Whistles went off in my head - my eyes lit up like Christmas lights and I got a glow all over my body.  Wow!!!  I had never noticed the shop before and it is only two doors down from Sips!!! (Hence, the message from God reference LOL) I locked my car, crossed the parking lot and went inside.  I asked how much to hem a pair of pants.  $8.00 for regular and $12.00 if they have cuffs.  I asked, "With the coupon that would be $6.00 off one?"  She smiled and said, "I'll do all for $6.00 each."  I could have hugged her!  I would have paid at least $6.00 for the thread and spent at least 4 hours cutting, pressing, and sewing all four pair.  They will do this by next Monday!!!  I won't have the stress of messing up and I can do something else to get ready for the trip with those 4 hours.  It's totally a win/win situation.  The little lady probably thought I was nuts because I got so excited.  I told her I felt blessed by the Lord and she just smiled and nodded.  I hope she's not afraid of me when I go back.  LOL

This is another example of how I've grown and changed this year.  The old me would not have considered having someone else hem those pants.  I would have done it and been stressed and pressed for time.  I probably wouldn't have even read the coupon.  The new me takes much bettercare of myself.  I pamper myself when I can without being reckless about it and not going overboard.  I would have thought spending $24 to have it done was just too much money on top of what I already spent on the pants.  But when I consider how valuable time is, it's not expensive at all.  I'm worth that much and I deserve to ask for the help in a situation like this.

Hope everyone reading this will do something really nice for themself soon and feel the glow of pampering yourself and taking care of your own needs.  It's a blessing from the Lord for YOU.