Amazing Love

Last night was pretty hard. I was so sick from the pain meds I cried all the way through eating my toast for dinner. I was sick and tired of not getting out of bed, Joab having to do everything and not seeing my kids off to school.

I prayed last night "God please send some people to encourage me"

I just want to share with you how His love reached out to me today:

9:30 AM- My friend Rebecca stopped by with flowers, card and cinnamon roll. I ate the whole thing! It tasted so good. It is the first thing that has tasted good in a week.

10:00 AM - I need to take my pain meds. But realize my ankle does not really hurt! So I did not take them

11:00 AM- I text three friends to thank them for their recent visits and meals. Receive heart warming messages back from them.

2:00 PM- Phone rings but it is in another room and I can not answer it

2:30 PM- Phone rings again! So mad I can not get up to answer it

3:00PM- Cell phone rings and I almost do not answer it as I am really tired. It is Vicky who lives close by. I have never met her but she felt bad I was so hurt. So she came over and had a cup of tea and prayed for me. She is also going to let some other ladies know I am hurt and she is going to bring a meal(s) over

4:00 PM- Cell phone rings with another number I do not know. Vicky is still over and I feel bad answering the phone. Vicky says "Answer it and I will show myself out". I tell Vicky thanks and pick up the cell phone. It is my dear friend Yoko from Japan. She has been trying to call me all day! (See phone calls at 2 and 2:30!)

I met Yoko on my first and only day at college to learn Chinese. Yoko says my whole class is worried about me. Yoko tells me that she is the class President (not really sure what this means) but it is her job to come to my house once a week and help me keep up with my studies! So, Yoko will be over on Monday!

5:00 PM- Kids come home from school with hugs and happy hearts. Mei is speaking so much Chinese to our house helper (Ayi)! It is amazing. I told her "Mei go tell the Ayi I need to talk to her" thinking she would just take the Ayi's hand and drag her over to me. Oh no! Mei just yells out in Chinese what I just said!

6:00 PM - Our dear friend Steve is in town on business from Beijing. He is an amazing man with an amazing family (ten kids all home schooled is just a start....). I sat him down on a stool in my bedroom while Joab got the kids ready for bed. It was just great to talk to a wonderful man with a wonderful heart for China.

7:30 PM- Kids in bed Steve and Joab go out for Korean BBQ.

8:55 PM- Cell phone rings. It is Ms. Deb one of the leaders for Sunday School. Telling me she is leaving a gift basket outside my door. She does not want me to get up but just to know all the Sunday School teachers are thinking about me.

Does God answer prayer?

Is he somehow showing me his Amazing Love through all of this?

Through tears I say yes.