Making A Liar Out Of Me

I figured that the second time I posted on this blog thing, as I call it with sincere affection, it would be to tell the story of how we actually came to the decision to adopt.  But that just isn't going to happen today.  Instead, I have an incredible story to tell you.  One that amazes me and yet smacks me in the head with a big huge "duh!" at the same time.  On Tuesday afternoon I posted several items on the Fort Meade For Sale page of Facebook hoping that I might make a few dollars to put toward our adoption expenses.  Two days later I had $50 in cash in my hand - the exact amount we need to submit with our homestudy application.  I was shocked, amazed, and quickly reminded that God is faithful and will prove me a fool every time.  But what I didn't know last night was that He wasn't done yet.  This afternoon while having a conversation with a friend about the first fundraiser I am planning, she asked me if we knew how much money we were going to need to raise.  I asked, "Total?  Or just right now?"  I then went on to explain that although the looming total number is really about $20,000 we are taking this thing one little chunk at a time and praying for God's blessings.  I told her our first fundraiser will focus on raising the $2050 we need for our first agency fee and about $2000 we will need to pay for our homestudy.  I then went on to tell her how I had made the $50 I had raised through Facebook and how we figured we would just have to manage paying the $200 agency application fee out of our savings.  But that was before I checked the mail.  As I pulled our stack of envelopes out of our mailbox tonight I was surprised to see an envelope hand addressed to me.  Surprised more when I saw that it was from a friend I've met through church at our Wednesday morning playgroup.  At first I thought it was a thank you note, but then I couldn't figure out what this friend would be thanking me for so I started to open the envelope even though it was 9 pm and the only light around came from the sparse streetlights in our neighborhood.  Then I started to laugh.  This sweet, wonderful woman had written me a note to say that she wanted to donate to our adoption expenses and was including a check for the amount of money she would earn this week babysitting her niece.  Have I mentioned the word "amazed" yet?  God is truly amazing.  Stupid little me had already resigned to fail, accepted that God would not provide and was ready to throw in the towel on something so silly as $200.  What was I thinking?  Won't I ever learn?  My friend's generosity won't pay that first fee in full, but it is definitely a huge step in the right direction and it makes me excited to see how God is going to amaze me next.  Just when I think I'm so in control He has no problem at all making a liar out of me.  And I am thankful that He does!