graciousness

Have you ever had a day when you realize that the Lord not only answers prayer, He also knows the desire of our hearts -- even if it's something small and mundane that we haven't even bothered to pray about?

Today was one of those days for me.

In my last post I was indulging in a wee mope about the difficulties of getting used to some things related to the food that is available over here.  I have been craving tuna for weeks.  I'm used to having canned tuna around the house and using it for sandwiches, etc., but canned tuna is too expensive here for our budget! 

Well, the Lord provided for this desire of my heart unexpectedly.  Firstly, David and I found canned wild salmon on sale in the supermarket earlier this week -- at a stunningly low price.  Normally a product like that would be wayyyy out of sight for us.  So we bought some and I was gleeful!  Tuna is great, but salmon is a rare treat! 

But then, out of the blue, my friend Shael who has already been such a blessing to my heart in so many ways, phoned me and said that their minister had been donated a random collection of canned foods and wanted to give them to us if we were interested.  She brought over three grocery bags chock-full of all sorts of canned items plus other kitchen cupboard staples and a few treats as well!  And guess what was in the bottom of the last bag. . .  SEVEN large cans of tuna!!  Not only was the general collection of food a real blessing to us, but the appearance of the tuna just made my day.  :-)  Isn't is amazing how the Lord provides in the little ways and the massive ways?

We had a fun Thanksgiving dinner with a few friends.  We had turkey legs, cranberry sauce, broccoli casserole, lots of mashed potatoes and gravy, and carrots. . . and strawberry rhubarb pie for dessert.  It was a hit.  :-)  Next year I am hoping to plan ahead and find a pumpkin!!