Let me tell you just how awesome God is...

I was in the military for over four years and became accustomed to running a few times a week but I got out of the service a few months ago and stopped getting exercise altogether. I occaisionally got out in the mornings and ran around the block but I found that I didn't like running in my neighborhood so much. You either have to go early when all the kids and school bus are out or wait a little while and take your chances getting run over by someone late to work! LOL! I decided to save up for a treadmill so I could run in the comfort of my own home. Keep in mind that I have become a house-wife since my discharge from the military so I did a couple of baby-sitting jobs for a friend and had a few yard sales at my house with Sherry, another friend of mine. I had a whole $180 saved up! Oh my! LOL! I was getting closer but still a long way off from $400-$600, which is how much a new one costs. (The photos are of my new treadmill and the 2nd one shows my husband's Bowflex behind it in our exercise room.)

As favor in God would have it, I happened to be looking on Craigslist and found one nearby for $350. We were having a yard sale that weekend on May 14th so I wrote an email to the lady to see if she still had it. She wrote back very eager for me to come get it ASAP but I explained the money situation to her and that I would buy it after the yard sale. Maybe she was just very kind or God touched her heart because she told me she would drop the price to $250 so the goal would be more attainable. Can't you just see God working behind the scene?! Before every yard sale Sherry, my husband Anthony, and I gather in prayer and ask the Lord to bless our sale. Well, He did and I made $200! WOW! There was enough money to tithe, buy the treadmill and also buy ice cream for everyone to celebrate! There was even enough left over to buy my ticket into Graceland for Memorial Day weekend when Sherry and I drive up to Memphis. I know some people think you should only go to God for the big stuff, but that's not true. He cares about every aspect of our lives and He loves it when we talk to Him and trust in Him that He will provide. The more I learn about the Lord and get closer to Him, the more I realize how much more there is to learn about Him!