AN EASTER STORY

What I'll remember most about this Easter was the unexpected cold snap and God's provision.


The story begins with a beautiful pink dress that Grandma Putt had given to Naomi shortly after we arrived home from China. It was to be her Easter dress. It hung in her closet for weeks just waiting to be worn to church on Easter Sunday. Grandma was always concerned that it might not fit, but I knew it would. Our girl is petite and needed the smaller size.


The warm Spring days had finally arrived and it would finally be the perfect weather to wear the pink dress - oh, and did I mention that it was sleeveless?? Who would have ever thought that "Old Man Winter" would drop in for one last visit, and on Easter weekend at that! Well, I hoped for the best since Naomi did not have a sweater for the dress - not in white, not in pink, not even in "feminine!" I'd even begun to think that we might not even get to attend Sunday services unless I could come up with an alternative dress. I had even talked to God about my dilemma.


Fast forward to Saturday morning. I was making preparations for an Easter gathering in our home that evening and had made strawberry pies for dessert. This is a dessert that I cannot make without taking one to my Uncle Billy. He's either a good liar or he really, really loves my strawberry pies! Anyway Naomi and I had taken a pie over to his house that morning and had a nice visit with my Aunt Jane. Uncle Billy was still at work at the time. As we were leaving, Aunt Jane asked me to wait, that she thought she had something Naomi could wear. What she brought out from the bedroom was the most beautiful white sweater trimmed in pink that would be a perfect companion to Naomi's pink Easter dress. The moment my eyes fell upon that little sweater, I knew God had heard and answered my prayer in the sweetest way.


Our little girl was very beautiful on her first Easter Sunday at Bay Springs Baptist Church. Thank You Father; Thank you Grandma Putt; Thank you Aunt Jane.