Humbled

It was a small dime, sitting in the middle of the parking lot. While normally I would have been happy to find it, today it brought me to tears.

I heard this morning that my employment letter was done. Rather than wait the 3 or 4 days it would take to get it from one company location to another, I opted to drive to our other campus and pick it up. The plan was to pick it up and then take it to be apostilled. I wanted to wait while they apostilled it, which I knew would take a little while. As I was walking out to the car, I realized that I had used almost all of my change for parking meters on our last trip to apostille. Well, I thought, God will just have to provide. I figured I could run in, drop off the documents, and then wait for them to be done in the car. I thought my few nickels would be able to handle that.

And then I saw the dime. And God reminded me that he even cares about my little problems, like change for the parking meters.

I went and picked up my employment letter, but it was yet again not right--the date on the letter and the date of notarization did not match. So I waited for a new one, which was able to be done while I was there. I took the two new, correct copies and went for apostilling. I found a parking space and got out of the car with my precious two documents and my few nickels.

And then I saw the remaining 44 minutes on the meter. More than enough time for the apostilling. I cried as I hurried across the street.

The apostilles are done. Our dossier is complete. And I am humbled by a God who loves me so enormously that He would die for me, and so intimately that he cares about my lack of change for parking meters.

Still no power in the other house. It is supposed to be turned on tomorrow, but it's warm enough tonight that you don't need to pray for the radiators. ;) Thanks for helping us keep them insulated.