A nice blessing today...

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Well... I had a surprise that I did not expect today. Mission House found vouchers for Hope's Closet that they did not realize they had, and sent me one. Because they knew i was still in need of some stuff. It was only for $20. But at a thrift store, if you shop well...you can pick up a few nice things. It was good for today, so I went by to see if I could find some things, and there was nothing that I felt that I was really looking for. Plus... To be honest... I wasn't thinking of some things that I have needed for a long time. I just got used to having what I had...so it never crossed my mind to look for them. All in all... I ended up deciding to get some more clothes. I can't seem to find pants at thrift stores that I like to wear, and fit me right. So I end up going with shirts. And wearing the same old pants, even when they have holes in them. Now... I have a nice selection of winter shirts, but my summer ones are limited. Someone did recently allow me to pick a couple out that were okay at a small thrift store that they had, a few weeks ago. And was really grateful to get them. But thought... Since I had the voucher, I would see if I could find some cute summer shirts, since most of mine are like T-shirts. This store has different color tags that represent different types of sales. Today's was white at 90% off, green at 75% off, and red at 50% off. Pretty good sales. However... All the 90% stuff that I liked did not fit me right, but I did find a few green and red tags...and a couple at full price. One for $4, and one for $6. This was half the budget. But with the others having so much off...I found 5 more that went slightly over budget of less that $2. When I was done...they got me a manager, because managers have to do the vouchers. I had never met this one. They have so many new people there now...I hardly recognize anyone. I told the manager that I had gotten 7 shirts, and would pay the extra couple of dollars that ran over the voucher limit. She told me that it was not happening. I was not going to pay for anything today. I handed her the voucher. She read it and asked if I needed anything else? I told her that I never thought about it. She said the Lord told her that I needed some extra stuff that I really did not have the money to get. She then asked if I needed bed sheets. i told her yes. I had been using the same solid gray set for the past 9 months. I wash them, but then turn around and put them back on the bed, when they were clean. Those were the only ones I had to use. Can you imagine...a female using the same gray sheets for 9 straight months??? It was depressing. However... I got used to using what was given to me, and never thought about asking God for another set. The only thing they had was a flannel set. But it had a white background, with colorful polka-dots on them. They were selling them for $12, but she told me they were mine. I had looked at them earlier, thinking how nice it would be to have a bright color on my bed, instead of the same dull gray I have gotten used to for 9 months. Flannel or not...they were a different color. So for God to end up giving them to me, was amazing. They had only one mattress cover, and it happened to be for a queen. It was a better quality one that came from JC Penney. She told me it was mine too. Once I put it on my bed, even thought it was not memory foam...because it was better quality...it did make the bed a tad bit more comfortable. She gave me a memory foam bath mat, that was pretty much new. Plus... I got a small rug for the side of my bed. She went to the back and even though they were not sets, she got me 3 bath towels (one had a scripture on it), two hand towels, and two wash cloths. I keep telling myself, that one day I am going to have a matching set of towels, and wash cloths. I have not had a matching set of anything...since I lost all my possessions. Every girl needs at least one matching bath towel set. A few would be nice, but I would be happy with one. There weren't any pillow shams, so I could make my bed pretty. But maybe one day. I remember having these beautiful duvet covers, that I would use at different seasons throughout the year, to make my bed pretty. I had one comforter, but several duvet covers. It was easier to store that way, then having a bunch of comforters. Then I had a boat load of pretty decorative pillows. My bed used to look so nice at one time. I've got to stop talking about this... I am going to start crying. LOL But nevertheless... After she rung me up. I thanked her, and told her that I was totally floored at her kindness, and never expected it. She told me this was what their ministry was all about. Earlier... I had went to the dollar store to pick up some candles for my bathroom. They really did not have a lot of pretty ones. I used to have several, that folks gave me as gifts. Candles gives a bathroom such a beautiful look. However...I did find one pretty class jar, I put a plain candle in. Now my bathroom is a little nicer than it once was. So today... My bed and bath got just a little closer to feeling like home for me. Thanks to that surprise blessing I never saw coming.