So after a couple of hours of shopping and $456.00 + later I turned toward the exit. Heading toward the door precariously manuevering the two carts and having a stinkin’ hot flash at the same time (extra special niiiiiice….I absolute love having hot flashes while I am pushing two loaded shopping carts bundled in winter clothes, it is my favorite!)…..suddenly I remembered all that snow we had and how awful the parking lot is just to walk on, let alone try to get two carts to my car. So I prayed, “Lord, would you please bring someone along who knows me who could just help me drag these carts to the car….”

The WalMart greeter was just a young girl and she smiled and laughed as she saw me with these bulging carts. I said, “Please tell me I’m burning a bunch of calories, huh?” She laughed even harder and said I had to be. Good thing!!

I pushed my way to the door and looked at the parking lot – looking for someone I knew. The entire parking lot was empty of people. It was the barren I had seen in a long time. I prayed again, “Pleeeeeease Lord, would you send someone to help me with these carts?”

Literally, at that very second, out of NOWHERE came a young man carrying a little girl. In the darkness I peered at him and realized I didn’t know him. But I am always smiling at people, so I just smiled. He said, “Hey, would you like me to help you get these to your car?” OH.MY.GRACIOUS! I said, “You are an answer to prayer. I was asking the Lord to send someone to help me and you are a wonderful answer to prayer.” I asked him what his little girl’s name was? “Kay”.

As we got to the car I turned and saw his tee-shirt (crazy kid was only wearing a tee-shirt). I said, “Hey, what’s your shirt say?” It said something like, “Because of the cross I’m forgiven.” I gasped! “Oh my gracious!!! You’re a Christian!” I told him that my husband pastored The River. He said he was unfamiliar with it because they were from South Fork.

I thanked him and Kay profusely and rejoiced the entire way home – Yippee Jesus!! I just love when He does that….answering our prayers on the spot!!

PS Have a super fun post for later today…..someone special has a birthday today!! Be back soon…