Grateful

 After dinner, I told Natalie that we were going to go for a walk. 

She quickly found her shoes, and then grabbed her stroller.

Her friend Ivy likes to push her stroller to the park, and Natalie and her 

had to learn about sharing the stroller last time we went to the park together. 

Tonight Natalie wanted to make sure she was prepared with her very own.

As we walked, an overwhelming feeling of gratitude came over me.

This little pink and black stroller is a reminder of just how much my Heavenly Father

loves me and my family and knows our needs and our wants.

In May I started searching a doll stroller at yard sales for Natalie.

We are on a tight budget these days with not a lot of extra for nice to have items.

I knew Natalie would love having her own stroller to push around 

as that was her favorite toy at any house that had one, 

but I wasn't able to get her one right away.

I didn't have much luck at any of the yard sales.

Then we went to Utah towards the end of June and my generous sister in law 

offered me several of her girls old clothes.

While we were in her basement searching through everything, 

she also offered me some toys.

I asked if she had a stroller.

She did, it needed to be mended, 

but she was actually going to get rid of it and it was all mine.

I brought it home, mended it, and it has worked wonderfully.

It brought so much joy to my heart tonight as I watched 

Natalie proudly push that stroller up the street. 

She clearly felt very 'big' and grown up doing it.

I felt a reassurance that God has a hand in my life.

I am grateful.

Justin and Ruth Blazzard