SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS....

"then I will give you rain in its season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit"
Leviticus 26:4

It's 3am. Why I awaken at this hour so many nights, I wonder. There is gentle rain falling in these wee hours of the morning- something that normally would put me to sleep soundly.
And yet, here I am.
We needed the rain that came yesterday afternoon and evening, and there is more to come today says the weatherman. Work day at the church had to be cancelled.
Yesterday afternoon Wendell was wrapped up in a fleece blanket with a heavy comforter and a flannel shirt. He was cold. It was nearly 80 degrees. I wouldn't have thought much of it, but he said he was chilling. I looked for a thermometer, but couldn't find one and had to leave for work- I was already pushing the clock pretty closely. I'd noticed he was pale at breakfast, but then he does look pale by times. I was feeling pretty shaken by this event, so I decided to buy a thermometer on my way to work and ask JJ to stop by the house on her way home and check him out. As a second thought, I decided to call her at work on my way and make sure she didn't leave before I got there, but the cell phone was disconnected- the bill came this Tuesday and I hadn't paid it yet, but there it was- no service. It would have been a minor annoyance normally, but with Wendell convalescing, he could still develop infection and need more hospitalization if that were the case- he could go down pretty rapidly. So my nerves were becoming a bit tattered in light of this fact and that if I had to wait to get to the hospital to see JJ, I might just miss her. Prayer is always the answer. And the various verses I have hid in my heart started coming to mind .. "I will not leave you nor forsake you", "Fear not", "Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you".. and they go on. I don't remember much of the drive into the hospital- my stomach was in knots wondering "What next?".. but still hanging on to the promises. I told JJ what I needed and she quickly and cheerfully agreed to check her dad on her way home.. and then I asked her to call me to set my mind at ease- but to use the department phone as mine was not in service because of the bill. She assured me she'd call, and I gave her the new thermometer and headed up to my department.
I was chosen to mentor a new secretary. She's a delight and will be a good one for my unit. This was to be her last night of orientation, so I was able to sit back and just be there in case she had any questions and make sure she did the job correctly. God is merciful in that I wasn't sure I'd be able to think straight until I heard all was well at home- he provided another secretary to do the work while I sat, observed and made suggestions on how to do things in a more orderly manner. She asked me how my past week had gone since I'd been her mentor last Monday. I told her about the fire and how I thought I'd done well with all the joking that went on after. Then I told her about Wendell and how he'd been chilling, and she told me her father in law had open heart surgery 6 weeks ago, and has had the same thing! Well, now, maybe it isn't infection then.. maybe a quirk of post op recovery for open heart. She offered so much reassurance. By supper, we were laughing and giggling at silly mistakes we make when we transcribe and when we answer the phone. ("5Main- Unit specimen".. I'll never live that one down! ) JJ called shortly after supper to say all was well on the homefront, his temperature was 97 something, and that my cell phone works fine. I was happy and relieved to hear he was okay, but then , confused about the cell phone..... she said the bill was paid and service was restored. Well, what does one say but Thank You ... and then the tears start to well up..
I don't think I know anyone who has a family that is so supportive and comes together so much and so often when another member is having a hard time. It is only the hand of God who is making provision for us.
I have really experienced 'showers of blessings' yesterday. Prayer answered, Wendell is okay, the cell phone is in service, and He sent me Kelly for reassurance, and we are getting the rain we have needed. Who could ask for anything more?
Sometimes I just am so awestruck at the things that happen around me.... how God takes what I see as catastrophe and turns them into good. I can only see such a wee tiny piece of the tapestry He weaves. Sometimes I just don't understand why things happen, but I know that things are always under His control, and though I can't see it, there is purpose to it all- and He just keeps weaving.. adding new threads and removing others and making things perfect.