Last month our friend Claudia invited us to join her and her husband in Garmisch, Germany for a weekend. We got to stay at a hotel (much to our kids delight who are used to youth hostels or camping!),visit the US Military restaurants and facilities and have a wonderful connection as a family and with our dear friends!Claudia also treated us to a grocery trip to the US Commissary where she instructed me to "fill this cart up with whatever you'd like, my treat!" This is the back of the van filled with all our American goodies!
This is probably the 3rd time she's taken me to the commissary like this and other times she's done the shopping and then made the 7-8 hour drive to us to deliever them! Despite the fact that this has become a habit with her; it always catches me off gaurd in a way where I feel how unbelievably overwhelming her generosity is. You can see it on her face! It's as if my heaping grocery cart of American goodies that we can live without but sure do enjoy, bringing her joy!
Infact, the first time she did this for us she said something to the effect of, "I just love the visual image! It's so like God! He heaps up our grocery carts with unexpected treats and satisfies our longings even when they aren't necessities!" And each time she brings us groceries she repeats this sentiment. So each time we go to the pantry to pull out some treat it's a brillant reminder that it's God, "who satisfies your desires with good things."
Every week our family watches American Idol and we eat some type of American food. During our trip we got to do that together with Claudia. What a fun night! Right now the Lord has us in a spot where we are learning this lesson from another angle. We do believe that he will satisfy our desire for a home in Slovenia with something good. And although we don't know in what way or what good thing he'll choose; we are resting confidently in his goodness. It's good to to trust him!
This is probably the 3rd time she's taken me to the commissary like this and other times she's done the shopping and then made the 7-8 hour drive to us to deliever them! Despite the fact that this has become a habit with her; it always catches me off gaurd in a way where I feel how unbelievably overwhelming her generosity is. You can see it on her face! It's as if my heaping grocery cart of American goodies that we can live without but sure do enjoy, bringing her joy! 
Infact, the first time she did this for us she said something to the effect of, "I just love the visual image! It's so like God! He heaps up our grocery carts with unexpected treats and satisfies our longings even when they aren't necessities!" And each time she brings us groceries she repeats this sentiment. So each time we go to the pantry to pull out some treat it's a brillant reminder that it's God, "who satisfies your desires with good things." 
Every week our family watches American Idol and we eat some type of American food. During our trip we got to do that together with Claudia. What a fun night! Right now the Lord has us in a spot where we are learning this lesson from another angle. We do believe that he will satisfy our desire for a home in Slovenia with something good. And although we don't know in what way or what good thing he'll choose; we are resting confidently in his goodness. It's good to to trust him! 
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I love this story! Blessings on Claudia. But I am confused about something? Did the house deal fall through? What did I miss?
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