He's Lord Over the Details, too!

I have had a time with flatware and dishes here.  When we moved here we didn't have a lot of cash to buy nice things.  So we just scraped together what we could.  My flatware is just peice-meal junk from IKEA and random packs from the grocery store when I can't find any more forks.  (Seriously, where on earth do those forks go?!)  The dishes that I ended up with were terrible- heavy, ugly, and they chipped constantly.  One day while I was at the grocery store they had box sets of plain white dishes that seemed to be a nice quality for a good price.  So I bought a set and happily gave the other dishes away.

However, I have three kids who accidentally drop dishes and we entertain a lot- large groups, at that.  So, I have constantly been on the lookout for some more dishes to add to my set.  I'd long since written off finding the same ones, deciding they were just a one off special.

But today, three years later, Lucy was dying of thirst on the way home from her riding lesson so we stopped into a little convenience mart to grab some waters.  Would you believe that they had my exact dishes for sale by the piece?!  They were dirt cheap and just what I needed!  I had to resist the urge to buy way too many- trying to be honest with myself about what we actually will use.

The Lord is so good!  I am hosting 7 folks, 4 of them staying with us for several nights, in just a few weeks.  I've got several meals planned, including a big dinner with several of our local friends invited to meet the group.  Having these extra plates is going to be such a blessing!!  Thank you, Lord!!  He really does care about the little things along with the big ones!!