THE STOVE

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My wife cleans houses by choice.  At her age  I wish

she  would go ahead and retire.  But she wants to continue.

Her claim is that it makes her get up and go where she 

would be come a couch potato other wise and truly she

enjoys doing it.  [I do notice that she also loves to shop.]

My wife is a woman who has a personal relationship

with Jesus Christ.  Not just religious, or churchy, but

a real vital relationship with Jesus.  The result is that

she prays about every thing, and especially trouble.

A short time ago she was cleaning house for some 

people up by the country club.  When trying to put

a pot or pan away above their kitchen stove she 

dropped the pan on the stove.  You guessed it, it is

a stove with some type of glass top.  It broke a small

place in the glass.  She said the Devil tempted her to

not tell them.  But being a woman of God she prayed

and decided to tell them what happened and offered 

to pay for the damages.

She went and got the husband and wife telling 

them what happened.  Both the husband and wife

just begin laughing.   The stove was obsolete and had 

several problems that parts could not be acquired for.

 So, they were planing to get another one anyway.

My wife came home thanking and praising God.

The next time she when to this home to clean

they met her with a hug.  It had prompted them

to go ahead and do their stove shopping.  By

going shopping when they did they came across

a stove they were very happy with that had been

ordered by someone and never picked up.  They

were able to get it at the dealers cost and saved

a large amount of money.

You can bet my wife will continue praying to 

the one who gives her life and help in times

of trouble.

THANKS AGAIN LORD

THANKS AGAIN LORD

"A man's mind plans his way,

but the Lord directs his steps."

(Proverbs 16:9 RSV)

I have mentioned before purchasing a patch of woods

to go hide in when I need some peace and quite.  Being

a poor boy I purchased it at a state tax sale.  That allowed

me to get it very, very cheap.  That is, with just play

money.

I had my heart set on some woods that had about three

times the acreage of what I ended up with.  It had nothing,
nothing, nothing but trees on it.  My intent had been to drag by
hand lumber down into the middle and build a small shack
 to sleep in, if I wanted to.,

But I was out bid and very disappointed.  However one
small place simply would not sell at the sale. [This was
God's doing.]  So later I bought it from the state.

The place I ended up buying had an abandoned structure

on it.  With some patching up I had a place to sleep, to

cook and with a wood stove for warmth.  I have been

thanking God for that ever since.

But today, and the purpose of my thanksgiving, I looked

into the county assessors records out of curiosity.

Guess what!

The market value of the little place I bought is three and

one third times more than what I paid.

And, the market value of the place I wanted so bad is,

only one fifth of what the other man paid for it.

(Poor guy.)

Thank God he did not let me have what I wanted so bad.

THANK YOU JESUS.