Lyndsey's Birthday Present

We are amazed at God's provision, even in the "small" things. Since are kids are so fortunate, figuring out what to get Lyndsey for her birthday was a bit of a challenge. We've known for a while that we wanted to get her a baby doll swing as she's very "into" baby dolls. We thought that it might also help keep her away from Ethan in his swing (or using his swing for her babies). Well, apparently, they aren't making swings like this anymore unless you want a whole set of baby accessories (which we do NOT). We found one that was made by Graco back in '04 but stores aren't selling it. Bob even searched the internet for used ones. He found one in Minneapolis, but the guy didn't want to mail it to us. By Thursday (Lyndsey's birthday and the day the kids and Bob and I were going to give Lyndsey our gifts), we still didn't have a gift for Lyndsey. The back-up plan, determined on the way to my procedures, was to pick up an umbrella and rain boots for her.

On the way home, I suggested stopping at Children's Orchard (consignment shop that usually has very few toys). Bob agreed, which is unusual in that he doesn't care to run errands/make a bunch of stops on the way to his destination. We stopped, and God showed us the treasure that He had stored there for us...a Graco swing and matching pack and play (for less money than just the swing in Minneapolis, not considering shipping). Not only that, but the swing has batteries to rock the baby AND play music. How cool is that?! (Lyndsey discovered that it plays music, and Anderson discovered that it plays multiple songs.) We also "found" a cradle swing for Ethan, just like the one that we'd borrowed temporarily from a friend that works in helping him with his nighttime gas problems) for $50 compared to $140 brand new. What a blessing! With this item, Bob had also been looking on-line but the few leads he'd found had not worked out. God is good.