March 24, 2008

I was away on a trip to Illinois for this whole week, but I have a blessing to share from the beginning of the week!

To make a long story short, I am graduating this May from a Baptist College in South Dakota. I only just found that out 2 weeks ago. I wasn't sure if I had enough credits to graduate, so I was planning on taking an extra class and paid for it, thinking I might need the credits. When I found out I didn't need to take the class, I asked for a refund on the money I paid, and was given the complete amount back! This does tie into Thailand, I assure you! I have a graduation fee coming up that I needed to pay, but with this refund, I'll be able to cover half of the fee needed!

Another big blessing is that I've been praying for quite a while about graduation and all the expenses it would entail. The cheapest flight I could find was over $300.00 and that didn't include a rental car, hotel, etc. Well, it "just so happens" (ha! Nothing "just so happens" with the Lord!) that my brother is getting married a week after I graduate, and my other brother and sister-in-law would be coming in for that wedding, so my sister-in-law agreed to drive with me to South Dakota and back, and then said I could drive home with them to PA!

So all that I needed was a one-way ticket to Chicago, and the Lord provided that too for such a reasonable price (to the tune of $78) which a dear friend bought for me. As I've seen the blessings roll in regarding graduation, I knew the Lord was answering prayer in a mighty big way. I thought this trip to South Dakota would cost at least $600.00, but so far it's only cost $105.00. Isn't the Lord so good?!? The remainder money can all be saved and put towards the Thailand fund.

This might not have been my "typical" post, but I can see the Lord moving and directing my very steps ... all the while showing off His great miracles!

I just read this verse this morning and thought it to be so applicable and true:

"O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth." ~ Isaiah 25:1