The perfect purple bike & more!

This year at city wide garage sales I truly saw the goodness of God on display!! I didn't buy as much this year as I have in years past. But, I went into the weekend with a very specific list of items I wanted to try and find. I was hoping to search more specifically for only what we "wanted most."

Some of these included:

- A bathrobe (Grace had one handed down to her and Faith wanted one too. Beforehand I told them I might not be able to find one small enough for Faith, but maybe one that would fit Grace and then she could in turn hand hers down.)

-Nightgowns (The girls have decided this is basically the only type of pjs they like right now)

-A bike for Grace (with training wheels, and of course she was hoping for purple)

Well, we found all three of these plus a few great bonus items!!

-I found a Hello Kitty bathrobe for Grace. She has a Hello Kitty blanket and loved the robe, happy to hand hers (that Faith loved) on to her sister!

-Then I was at a sale with a lot of name brand clothes that had a lot of wear but were still pretty pricy. I was about to leave disappointed, when the women asked if I was looking for anything in particular. I mentioned, "You don't happen to have any nightgowns, by chance?" She did, she told me her daughter went through a phase where that was all she would wear as well. I spent $8 and got like 12 nightgowns!! They were all name brand and in good condition. They were all similar in size so I just brought them home and let the girls divide them buy the patterns and colors they liked best. I have already gotten my $8 out of them!

-On Friday I found a bike that was purple for $12...but it had a rusted seat and the training wheels were missing. It was hard to walk away, but I decided to wait. On Saturday I found a purple bike for $5 that was in GREAT condition. The training wheel were also missing, but I decided to go ahead and purchase it. At the next sale I found MATCHING PURPLE TRAINING WHEELS for $.50 and a purple/pink basket for $.25. One of Grace's friends has a basket on her bike which Grace had admired so I knew she would find the basket a great bonus. So, for $5.75 God gave us the perfect bike for Grace-WOW!!!!

My heart was so full of praise for God's specific provision of these. It was such a great reminder to me that he loves to give good gifts to his children.

Faith got this adorable hat which she loves!

Like mother, like daughter. Grace had to mark up her paper as well!
Grace's perfect purple bike! Can you see how awesome the training wheels match?
I also found a few things for Titus including a pair of adorable rain boots. The kids all have them now so we are hoping to take a picture in them. For me, I was on the hunt for cheap frames to make a gallery wall I have been dreaming up for the house. I found several of these and am looking forward to adding to the collection at future sales.

Isn't God good?!