ser·en·dip·i·ty
noun \ˌser-ən-ˈdi-pə-tē\Definition of SERENDIPITY
: the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for; also : an instance of this
(courtesy of Merriam-Webster Online)
I was in Mardel the other day and overheard a woman talking to a salesperson about Bibles. Since I was sitting near the Bible wall while looking through my intended purchases, my ADD won and I couldn't tune their conversation out. The woman was confused about study Bibles, and was getting a thorough education from a very knowledgeable man. But then my ears perked up when he said, in an oh-by-the-way tone, that he happened to have a leather-bound Life Application Bible, NIV version, on the clearance table, for $20. Only one left, he said.
My jaw dropped. I sat up a little straighter, remembering words my college daughter had said a few weeks ago: "Mom, I feel like I should get ____ a Bible just like mine." Sarah felt like God was putting that on her heart. Knowing what I had paid for hers, my instant response was to see $$$.
Back in the world of Mardel, I braced to see the woman's response to this unbelievable deal. Even though I couldn't see her face, I could almost hear the curl of her lip as she said, "Nooo, that's okay, I'd rather have this kind."
"I'll take it!" I piped up from the chair behind the salesman.
It now belongs to Sarah's friend.
Serendipity: it has God written all over it.
I was in Mardel the other day and overheard a woman talking to a salesperson about Bibles. Since I was sitting near the Bible wall while looking through my intended purchases, my ADD won and I couldn't tune their conversation out. The woman was confused about study Bibles, and was getting a thorough education from a very knowledgeable man. But then my ears perked up when he said, in an oh-by-the-way tone, that he happened to have a leather-bound Life Application Bible, NIV version, on the clearance table, for $20. Only one left, he said.
My jaw dropped. I sat up a little straighter, remembering words my college daughter had said a few weeks ago: "Mom, I feel like I should get ____ a Bible just like mine." Sarah felt like God was putting that on her heart. Knowing what I had paid for hers, my instant response was to see $$$.
Back in the world of Mardel, I braced to see the woman's response to this unbelievable deal. Even though I couldn't see her face, I could almost hear the curl of her lip as she said, "Nooo, that's okay, I'd rather have this kind."
"I'll take it!" I piped up from the chair behind the salesman.
It now belongs to Sarah's friend.
Serendipity: it has God written all over it.
