The Yard Sale!

Today was the first day of our VERY FIRST yard sale EVER!!  

It was a HUGE success!!  

I was so nervous all week.  It was supposed to rain today, and you never know if people are going to want to buy your stuff…or even come, and if they do, turn out on a Friday may not be that great…

Well, let me sing the praises of our Great God and King!  

Matt and I have been praying all week that The Lord would provide for us in our continued efforts in this infertility process…it's quite expensive!  

We prayed specifically that He would raise a lot of money for us during this yard sale. 

Fast forward to two days ago…

The weather forecast for today and tomorrow was "scattered thunderstorms with chance of rain 60%".

We started asking the Lord to stay the rain until after the yard sale.  We asked our small group from church to pray as well. I wanted to be very careful in asking this, though - I wanted the Lord to know how much we love HIM, and HIS rain…it nourishes the earth, we NEED it…and I LOVE the rain. So, in making this request, I told the Lord all of this, and then asked if He would just hold it off long enough to get our stuff out, sold, and back in before the heavens opened their gates.

Yesterday, the forecast improved to just 40% chance of rain…

Today…IT DIDN'T RAIN AT ALL…NOT A DROP.

My heart skips a beat and flutters and dances all at once just typing that!

Oh, and people came in DROVES…I'm not kidding.  We didn't have 30 seconds of time when one or two cars weren't pulling up as one was leaving…

And from today's sale, along with two other sales I made this week of clothing, we've received $700.00 total. 

Through heartfelt tears, I told my husband that I needed this. In the midst of all of our trials lately with infertility, etc., I needed to visibly see God's faithfulness. I believe He's faithful, I love Him, and I will follow Him all the days of my life…but sometimes I just need "sight" given to me. 

God knew what I needed, and He looked down on this child of His, and let me see Him. 

This is a stone of remembrance in my life, hidden away in my heart.

Ephesians 3:20

"Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen."

1 Corinthians 13:12

"For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known." 

**and a HUGE thank you to my sweet friend, Lyndsey, who came with her two children to help me from 7:30a-2p while Matt was at work…such a wonderful blessing! You can see her in the picture above on the far left.**