40

"Let no debt remain outstanding, except the
continuing debt to love one another."
(Romans 13:8a)

What seemed like an impossibility in the natural, was not impossible for God.  Today I paid off my last loan and am completely debt free.

39

Some friends and family who I thought never read my Facebook posts as they never acknowledge any of them, surprised me by "liking" the one about the quality award I got from the company I work for. Another reminder not to jump to conclusions.

38

"...go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open
the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will 
find a large silver coin. Take it and pay the tax 
for both of us." -- (Matthew 17:27)

When I finished filling out my tax return last night, I was dismayed to see that instead of a refund, l owed the IRS $106.  Today, a friend came over and asked me if I would be willing to accept a gift she felt the Lord wanted her to give me.  It was a small bag of money she had been adding to each time she was blessed in some way. When I totaled it all up, it came to $114.50, and the above Scripture popped into mind.

37

A friend expressed disappointment at the lack of traffic in response to the second part of a two-part blog interview she had done of me and my books. I too was disappointed and discouraged at this news, but she said she was going to share the link on Facebook to see if that would help. Apparently it did, because today she told me it had led to a significant increase in traffic and a very definite show of interest.

36

Missed the ice skating I wanted to watch today because I had the time wrong.  However, when I flipped through the channels to see what else might be on, I came across another ice skating special on a channel I haven't been able to get for years.

35

Had been upset with a friend for not bringing me home the care package she promised from a community dinner I was supposed to help serve at, but then couldn't go to, and I was even more upset when she told me about how much food had been left over. Then I got upset at myself for being so upset, and prayed that the Lord would help me get rid of my ugly thoughts.  Not long after that prayer, my daughter called to see if I'd like some of her leftover Pate Chinoise (a favorite dish), brought it over, and we had a nice visit.

34

What I thought was going to be a work-related conference call turned out to be my manager, the company president, and a couple of HR and PR folks on the other end, congratulating me for being the recipient of the 2014 Agent Quality Award, and telling me to expect delivery of something special they had ordered for me that should arrive at my door within a couple of days.