blessings

After reading Brittany's post, I decided to write about some blessings we had yesterday.

As you know we've been moving in and trying to get things set up. We moved here without a couch, washer/dryer or internet. On Monday night we found a couch set on Craigslist.com that looked a little too good to be true, but we decided to contact the people. He emailed us back really quick and we set up a time to see it Tuesday morning. After driving almost 30 minutes, we found this guy's house, well, almost mansion. The couches were amazing. So we said yes. Scott helped the guy load them up.

In this set, there is a couch, love seat, oversized chair and ottoman. That means two trips with his big truck 25 minutes away.

As we're loading them up we're wondering what the heck this guy does that allows them to have such a beautiful home and be so young (he looked late 30's, maybe 40). He told Scott that he had retired 2 years ago. What?! Scott pressed a little farther and we found out this guy is a retired St. Louis Rams player. wow. Obviously, he did not need the money because he sold this furniture to us for $200. We offered $30 for the delivery.

When he came after the 2nd trip, he and Scott started talking more. He invited us to his church. He mentioned he had 6 kids, the oldest 12. Scott invited him to our church and told him about his mission. After that nice conversation the guy gave us our $30 back. What a good man.

Now, let me tell you some things about these couches. They are in excellent condition. They are HUGE. Literally 3'9" deep. They are super squishy and comfortable with lots of throw pillows. They match our style and decor in our living room perfectly. These are seriously NICE couches. We could probably sell the chair and ottoman for $100. No joke. We were seriously blessed from the Lord to find this deal.

Some other blessings yesterday...

-We were able to finally get through to someone about our internet and change it from some $40/month we "had" to $15/month.

-After 3 hours of waiting on hold and trying to talk to different people about why our DSL was not working when it was activated, I said a short prayer and not a minute later Scott realized he hadn't plugged it in all the way.

-We now have internet.

-We were able to get an antenna so our TV works now.

-We were able to figure out what Scott needs to do to ensure he gets his loan.

-I was able to get in contact with all 3 doctors offices to get the information I needed for my insurance to cover a $722 bill. (we're still waiting on results of whether it will be covered or not)

-We were able to get the living room completely set up minus the wall decorations. We actually relaxed and watched Brian Regan last night.

-We were able to get the baby's room/office almost totally set up.

-Scott was able to avoid 3 almost accidents (Him: "I've never been so close to being in accidents as I have driving around here!") driving is alot different here. If you think Utah drivers are crazy...yeah...you ain't seen nothin.

Life is coming together. The Lord seriously blesses in time of need. He also will give you the blessings you need when you are specific about what you need. God is good.