As many of the you may remember from when we relocated to BB we tried to sell our caravan and after five months Hubby had to drive up to Jhb and bring it down. The only time it has been used in the last four years is when we have had family come to stay, basically it was our third bedroom. We knew when we started the deck last year that the caravan would need to be sold in order to build and complete the deck. Last Sunday evening Hubby put out an advert for the caravan, somewhat tentatively I might add and within an hour we started getting replies. The first person to call asked for first option until Tuesday as they live a fair distance away, we agreed to that and told the further enquirers that we would let them know on Tuesday. The gentleman came and we knew from just the sight of him that he was not going to buy the van, but he sure took his time poking and prodding, picking and fault finding. His final statement was when he pushed the side of the caravan and informed Hubby that it was full of damp and, according to someone he knew it would cost R10000 to repair. What tommy rot, there is not a spot of damp in the entire van. Needless to say he wanted to think about it and we have him until 18.00, meanwhile my dear Hubby called the next person on the list who came out late in the afternoon and promptly fell in love with it. What a lovely couple, they wasted no time and paid, insured and collected the caravan on Thursday, it really found the perfect home and it was quite a bitter sweet moment seeing it go as we had so many special memories of holidays with the family in it.
As you all know we also bought a sofa back in January and even though we had 'special' foam cut for the cushions within two weeks they started denting and on enquiry with the company concerned we were told it would cost us almost triple to have a different type of foam grrrrr. In all my 'wisdom' I had not contacted Coricraft for foam quotes being convinced they would be the most expensive, anyway in frustration a couple of weeks ago I spoke to them and we have had ongoing correspondence with them. Our sofa is one of the very first they made and they did not even have a template for foam cushions for it, but through God's favor were able to make a template and quoted us ......... Less than half of what we paid for the bad foam. The Bible says that "we must not lean on our own understanding " and I sure learned that lesson this week. Coricraft have slotted our two cushions into their assembly line and in a few weeks we will have our sofa looking like new, thank You Lord.
Not ten minutes after receiving this email I saw a FB post of a little poodle on Poodle Rescue, which was right up near the Kruger Park. His pic had been on before but I had not made any enquiries because he was with a national rescue organization who do not adopt out of province and insist on a personal hand over. This new FB post stated that they had now agreed to adopt out of province, I immediately contacted my 'home check' lady and she was already all over the situation. I had to phone the Rescue and officially ask to adopt him, my forms were then forwarded as well as home check results. Within 10 minutes of me contacting PR one of the members had privately contacted them to say they were spending the weekend in that particular town and were more than happy to collect and transport him to Jhb, someone else offered to foster him for two weeks and within hours the entire adoption fell into place without PR or myself having to ask anyone for anything. He was fetched yesterday afternoon and will be delivered to the Vet in Jhb today, where tomorrow he will be sterilized, vaccinated etc, and fourteen days later he will fly down to me, even his flight and crate were taken care of. The lady I deal with said to me that only God could put together an adoption like this and that she has never seen one come together so quickly or effortlessly. So, my little Charlie is in transit and will be here in just over two weeks. God never fails to show His grace, provision and love, IF we will just be patient and wait on his timing, four years for the caravan, my lack of wisdom in assuming, and three and a half months of waiting for the right doggie God wanted me to have.
There were more answered prayers during the week, in the natural smaller but, NO less miraculous in their being answered. I will admit that after all this taking place all in one day I was more than scattered and shaken, just in awe of Gods magnificence and faithfulness. Folks I share this to show you that God is not a respecter of persons and there is not one area of your life that is too small or insignificant for Him. God will supply not only all your needs - Phillipians 4 v 19, but He also gives us the desires of our heart when we rejoice in Him - Psalm 37 v 4.
On that note I am going to say Ciao Ciao for this week and I pray that God will continue to show His goodness and grace to each and every one of you.
Zeepha keeping an eye on things
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