Last Monday evening I worried about not having the money to pay for rent, tuition and groceries.  Joel sat at the diningroom table looking for answers through the screen of his laptop.  I called the children into my bedroom.  We held hands and prayed that God would provide the money we need and give Daddy a temporary job so we could catch up.

A few minutes later a family member called and offered to send us $1,000.  We hadn’t told her of our need, she just called and insisted on helping.  Thank You!

Not long after that call, Joel received another.  He had orders to deploy to Louisiana with the Missouri National Guard.  He left that night.  Within less than an hour, God had dramatically answered our prayers.

The next day I checked the mail and found 465 dollars worth of payments for our business.  Later, I heard rumor that someone intended to send me some money for school…

On Wednesday afternoon, I came home with three small garden tomatoes given to me when I stopped by the church that day.  Sarah saw the produce and beamed with joy.  She said, “Oh mommy I’m so happy for you!  You wanted tomatoes!”  She was right.  I had been wanting tomatoes for several days but hadn’t wanted to spend the money on them.  Sarah and Jeremiah were so excited about God’s provision.

I asked them if God heard their prayers on Monday night.  They assured me that he had.  They stood in the living room hopping up and down telling me how he had answered.  They listed things off one by one… the thousand dollars, the deployment, the checks, the tomatoes… My kids had been watching and noticing as God quickly answered their prayers.  They’re excitement was worth more than any paycheck.