Silver spoon and silly sisters!

If you are not familiar with the wandering silver spoon, check out my older posts about it.

As most of you know, my baby sister ( 3 years younger than I), arrived here from Canada last week. She's currently studying "something in languages" in Langley, B.C. (Sorry, J, I forgot what its called) Her name is Andrea, but we all call her J.

On Tuesday, my sisters, C and J came over to my house for Tereré. We were having a lovely sister-sister chat, and I told my sisters I was having some problems with one of my dear daughters. Because I was really struggling with this, I didn't explain too much, but hoped they would understand and maybe be able to give me some advice or a back rub:)

We had a good time and they went home again.

That evening C sent me a message on my phone: "Matthew 7: 7&8."

I looked it up and it says:

"Ask and it will be given to you;

seek and you will find;

knock and the door will be opened to you.

For everyone who asks receives;

he who seeks finds;

and to him who knocks,

the door will be opened."

I immediately broke out in tears (I cry easily:) and thought about the book C had lent me: "The Strong-Willed Child" by Dr. Dobson. I was thinking she gave me the perfect advice. I should ask the Lord for wisdom, I should have looked for an answer. And I found the answer to my problem in this book.

I wrote back to C: "Thanks, so simple and yet so hard. I was praticing throwing today: throwing my worries on Him. We had a better day today, PTL"

Fast forward to today, Friday, chilly weather.

C writes an SMS: Coffee or Maté? (Maté is the hot version of Terere, a yerba tea)

I write: Will be drinking terere with Marv.

She writes: Are you knitting something? Good weather for that!
(since when is she interested in my knitting?)

I write: I interrupted knitting my sweater for your slippers (the ones she asked me to make for her), first one done, will start the second one now.

She writes: No rush! Have a good day!
(what was that all about?)

Then she writes: Waiting for a cutlery comment

AHHHHHHHH! Now I get it!!!
I raced to my knitting basket, throw everything out, and find: THE SILVER SPOON!




She called me later and apologized for messing with me. Then she said, she had sent the verse, hoping I would start looking for the spoon. And I thought, she was sending me loving advice.

I just have to say, the Lord works in mysterious ways. Because the scripture she sent was just right.

I threatened C with revenge, but actually all I want to give her is a hug.

I love my sisters!!!

P.S. Caroline, I'm letting Grayson eat your slippers, sorry:)