Thursday, December 20, 2007

Desires of the Heart


Nana's House

I love it when God works in unexpected ways to give you the desires of your heart. I witnessed Him do this for Nana this week. It was a beautiful thing. After a year of living in a mobile home and working hard to give it her "Nana" touch, she bought a small cherry wood (fake) fireplace. It was all she could afford, but what she really dreamed of was a life size white mantle fireplace that she could decorate for Christmas. Nana loves white. She priced the mantles and decided she needed to be content with what she could afford.

God blessed her with exactly what she dreamed of. A friend's brother was getting rid of their white mantle fireplace and needed a good home for it. We couldn't think of a better home than Nana's house. She is thrilled. We are amazed at how God fit everything together to bless a godly woman who moved 1,500 miles away and gave up so many of her favorite things to live close to us. He is giving her new favorite things. Her journey of contentment has been an example to me. God is so faithful!