Jehovah-Jireh

The title of this blog really sums up this week for us. Jehovah-Jireh, one of the many names of God, means “the Lord will provide”. Obviously, since we began this journey, He has demonstrated that in so many ways…both big and small. This week was just another example of His incredible faithfulness to us. We are continually amazed by how He has chosen to pour blessings upon us, when we are so undeserving.

This story requires a little background, so you’ll have to bear with me. Back in April, after Ryan had officially accepted the job with Rubbermaid and we knew that we were moving here, I had to scramble to try and find a preschool with an opening for Lauren. I did some research online and finally found a Christian school that had one spot left for her age group. So, I signed her up and paid the registration fee. This was all done before we had flown back to look at houses. Months later, once we made an offer on this house and it was accepted, I realized that I was going to have a long commute taking her to school twice a week. I wasn’t thrilled about it, so I put her on two different waiting lists with schools closer to our house in Huntersville.

Once we moved out here and I did a “practice” drive to her school one morning, I was dreading the beginning of the school year – it took us 45 minutes without traffic! Plus, the program was 9:30-2:00, which meant that we wouldn’t get home until almost 3:00 on school days. And Lauren is still taking naps each day from 1:00 until almost 5:00. So, that meant that on Tuesdays and Thursdays, she would barely get a nap at all. So, after our drive that day, I began to pray that if this was really the place that God wanted her to be, that He would give me a peace about it. The other negative is that I was really wanting to join the Beth Moore bible study that our Women’s Group at church was going to do in the fall. But, it was scheduled for Tuesdays at 9:30, so that meant I couldn’t be a part of it. Again, I prayed because I knew this would be a great chance to get to know some of the ladies in the church and make close friends.

Monday evening of this week, our phone rang and it was the Director of the Huntersville First Baptist Preschool. She said that one of the families who had signed their daughter up for the 3-year-old class was moving out of state, so they had an opening. I was so shocked I could barely respond. I got all the information from her and scheduled a meeting with her for the next day so we could visit the school and check it out. Ryan and I prayed that night about it and asked that the Lord would make it clear to us where He wanted Lauren to be.

So, the next day, we went to meet with her and see the school. It only took 10 minutes to drive there from our house! The program seemed to be a much better fit for us – it goes from 9:00-1:00 (so she would still get home in time for her nap) and the tuition is less than the other school, too. The only catch is that it will be 3 days a week, instead of 2 (which I am still struggling with a little bit). But, with it being Monday, Wednesday, Friday…that meant I could now join the Women’s Bible Study at our church on Tuesday mornings. We felt an incredible peace when we left the school that afternoon and were amazed that the Lord had answered so many of our prayers, all in one day! But, that’s just how He is, isn’t it?

It reminds me of an old hymn that I love and have been singing all week long:

He giveth more grace when the burden grows greater;
He sendeth more strength when the labors increase.
To added affliction, He addeth His mercy;
To multiplied trials, His multiplied peace.

His love has no limit;
His grace has no measure;
His power has no boundary known unto men.
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus,
He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again!