Sitting down at the table with little ones is not an easy task. Getting through a dinner without a lot of work, almost unheard of. When it happened on Tuesday, I just about cried. It was just you, Titus and me. Sitting down for dinner, you prayed the sweetest prayer for Daddy. You mentioned a bunch of things, but the thing that stood out to me the most was that you wanted to pray for him to be happy in his heart at work. Then we started eating shell pasta with tomato and beef sauce, fresh carrots, cucumbers, peas and grape tomatoes. This particular tonight, you and Titus tried all of the vegetables, without any ranch, without me having to hardly ask. To top it off, you were celebrating liking them. And for Titus, who despises all vegetables, he was inspired to ingest all four, even if just a little bit. Then sitting in his chair, Titus fed himself the whole bowl of pasta with no help from me at all. He used manners, as did you, when asking for Parmesan cheese. "Thank you, Mommy." We finished the meal at a good pace, with a happy and rested mommy who had to do very little but eat her own food. I was in shock! I'm usually prepared to do the work, but this felt like vacation!
Looking back now, I sense that this meal was not only a milestone for us, it was also prophetic in a way. At the very least, a blessing and a reminder. Before and after the meal, you two kids were going back for more vegetables. Even as an after-dinner snack! I remember thinking just how odd this was! We got a call just before dinner from Linda Smith, a friend of ours who works for Paradise Fruits and Vegetables, saying that an opportunity for Daddy to go work for them has opened up, and that God inspired them to think of him as they were praying about the restructuring of their company. It could just be a coincidence that you two went crazy for veggies on this very night, a turning point for your daddy and me. But it occurred to me while relaying the story the next day after Daddy set up the meeting with Paradise, that this meal was more than just a blessing, it was a prophetically telling us of God's goodness. And the "happy in his heart" prayer? God answered that dead on. I will never forget this meal that came at such an opportune time. The answer to Daddy's prayers came, and it rushed in like mighty waters from our good and perfect Heavenly Father. It could have been a coincidence, these vegetables, this dinner, but I choose to believe that it was God saying, Trust me for a new beginning.
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