Memorial Box Monday on Memorial Day!

Last week I explained, again, exactly what a Memorial Box is. For our family, it is one of our most treasured possessions. It hangs in a prominent spot in our home, where we are continually reminded of God's faithfulness in our lives.

This week I am going to tell a very, very simple story. It happened here at home while Dw was in Africa a little over a week ago, so it is fresh off the press! I need to tell this story today, because I need to be reminded that God cares about the teeniest, tiniest details. He cares about every single thing you or I care about......infact I Peter 5:7 says:


"....casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you."

"All" means "all". Fascinating and absolutely amazing that the God of the universe cares about all the little details...Every.Single.One. Seriously?!

While Dw was in Africa I took the five youngest kids with me to go downtown. Just as I pulled into my parking spot and turned off the car I looked around at the kids. Oh great! I had completely forgotten to do Jubilee's hair before leaving the house. I had washed it the night before and let me assure you, it needed something done. With her hair down, after sleeping on it, yeah, almost scary.

I rummaged frantically through my purse looking for a elastic hair rubber band. Nothing. I scrambled through the console section between the front seats. Nothing. I was praying as I looked. "Please Lord, would you provide a hair band for her hair?" Pleeeeease??

Ugh. There was none in the van. Nowhere. I looked at all the kids wondering if maybe Liberty had two hairbands in so I could 'borrow' one? Nope.

I am not a fanatic about how the kids look, but somehow with special needs and a boatload of kids in our community that seems to have more dogs then kids...you know what I mean??

I desperately long for people to see how beautiful my kids are....but some can't see past anything....and I know that the way her crazy hair was....ugh....

I climbed out of the car and got everyone unbuckled and out of their carseats and went to take hands so we could hold hands walking across Main Street and as I looked to take one of the little ones hands....what was lying on the street right at our feet? A perfectly clean brand new looking hair rubber band!! I gasped!!

I am actually giggling as I type this. For real. I'm sure my eyes were wide. I looked at Liberty as I scooped to pick it up and said, "Did you drop this?" She looked bewildered. "No".

I can't say that I have ever picked up a hair anything off the ground, but let me assure you...I knew this one was from the Lord!! I quickly twisted her long flyaway hair into a little knot and off we went. I rejoiced the entire time....God cared about one little teeny, tiny hair rubber band. How much more does He care about my current need?

How much more does He care about the tiny detail you need answered?? He is so faithful!!

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PS Lots of stuff going on in this ol' noggin' - and I promise to do the baskets post soon! And to share my heart about some stuff...k?