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i'm not a big fan of the language of blessing that often gets tossed around in the church.  it feels inauthentic and comes off as an overspiritualization of reality.  that being said, there is the turth that God wants to bless us and he, in fact, does.  a few weeks ago our small group studied Luke 11:1-13 and we saw that God, our father and friend, wants to give us good gifts.

but i don't go around talking about God's blessing all that much.  

so, it's a little weird that this post is all about how much amy and i have experienced God's blessing in our lives these days.  but there is no other way to describe the last couple of weeks.  consider the following:

- we received an amazingly generous and unexpected inheritance that has allowed us to pay off debt and put some money in savings.  our budget is finally "right" and we have some extra money to do fun stuff with (like give it away).

- my car finally sold which also provided extra cash

- mcrae visited us and stocked our kitchen with food

- diana and her mother welcomed us into their home for thanksgiving and gave us fantastic food and a quiet place to relax and rest

i've personally never experienced anything quite like this, it's been a little surreal.  and so the goal is to try to be grateful and humble about the whole experience.  we have a lot to be thankful for!

hope everyone had a great thanksgiving.