I must give a quick shout out to the Lord for His extra blessing this holiday season! I have been adorning my homes with a white flocked Christmas tree for at least 21 years if not more. It has been my tradition and I decorate only in red and white ornaments and beads. A stunner every year. Well we noticed last year the steep in price from years past. A normal 7 foot+ tree, flocked, normally would be around $80. Sounds like alot but for the tree, the stand and the flocking...bargain! Well this year everyone has told me it was not appropriate to get one. Save my money, I can't afford one and inside I kept saying and thinking, "you wanna make a bet?" As my hubby and I headed out for our annual tree pick, we stopped for a quick lunch. He preceded to tell me to not spend so much and to just settle for a green one and I said we could spray paint it ourselves with white snow. My heart was sinking but I was being responsible and was trying to show my husband I could listen to him and agree...the little controller that I am. He could tell I was upset but I was putting on a brave face. We found a super local nursery and pulled in and I went right up to the natural ones in the yard and we found a really full and pretty GREEN Douglas fur. My husband spotted the flocked ones all done up inside the tent and told me to go check them out. Well they were spectacular and full and WHITE and all dolled up and pricier than ever with the average price tagged at $125 plus tax. I just knew it was not right and God would want me to be a good steward of our money so I just stared at their beauty. A kinda crusty man was extremely defensive when I told him how expensive they have gotten and he was taking my comments personally and I continued to explain they were my tradition for over 21 years and I know they have gotten expensive everywhere. My husband told him I was sad because we just could not justify buying one this year. Something happened where he got up and told me to go pick a tree and he would "lightly" flock it for me and not charge me the usual fee nor tax. With that I picked the sweetest Douglas fir all proud on its stand and the man asked if I would like to watch him do it. I stood like a kid at a candy store as my tree twirled on its stand and he proceeded to spray my tree with the most beautiful white flock. I began to cry because God loves me so much that He granted my heart's desire and gave me my traditional flocked tree and all its beautiful white branches for a fraction of the tagged ones. For a tree once green was now a miraculous snow kissed tree all over. I clapped for him when he was done and he smiled and I told him he was my angel and I couldn't thank him enough. So see.....Christmas is a season of miracles....if you only believe! Thank you Jesus!
Psalm 37:4-6
God is Great!
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