Never did $2.36 mean so much!

So this week has been a more stressful week for my little family. Hopson has his GRE today and is preaching a funeral for his aunt on Monday. He has been stressing out about taking his GRE because if he fails, he doesn't get into the PhD program.

So Thursday night we went to  Chick-fil-a to get dinner and to unwind a little bit. We had some free chicken sandwich coupons thanks to an awesome brother-in-law and rounded up some change for fries. After that we went to Big Lots to walk around. We weren't planning on getting anything, but we hadn't been in Big Lots since we moved. Jonah was doing great looking at all the toys and pushing this little stroller around, but after a little while he had a meltdown. 

As we were walking towards the exit, an older woman stopped us and began talking to Jonah. She asked him what was wrong and told him not to cry anymore. He quit crying and looked at her. He wasn't sure about this lady at first. She then showed him some cars and asked him if he wanted one, which of course he did!

Hopson and I were standing there smiling and not really saying much, but we were both thinking that we had $4 and some change in our checking account and we weren't going to spend it on these little cars right now. We were content to take Jonah home and put him to bed! This lady continues talking with Jonah and he is listening to her and pointing at these two cars and hands them to her. She asks him which one he wants and he wants both of them.

She walks to the cashier with Jonah following her and proceeds to buy these two little cars for my son. Jonah will never remember this act of kindness, but it meant the world to Hopson and I.

After such a hard week, God used this lady to remind us of His love. He hasn't forgotten about us, and He even cares for my little boy's wants. Never before did $2.36 mean so much to us!