I Knew It




	WRITE 2 THE HEART Stories that are aimed "Write 2 the Heart" November 6, 2002 Cheryl Speir, Editor, moderator@write2theheart.com ----------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to your latest issue of "Write 2 the Heart" ------------------------------------------------------------ We have a winner! Congratulations countrybumpkin@*****.com You have won the 2003/2004 pocket calendar. Send me an e-mail with your name and address so I can pop it into the mail to you. There will be a new author appreciation gift for November, December, and January. I will be sending a 2003/2004 pocket calendar to the authors who contribute stories for those months. ------------------------------------------------------------- There are times when God drops knowledge in your heart. You know without a doubt that He will do what He says. ------------------------------------------------------------- I Knew It By Annettee Budzban ------------------------------------------------------------- In my living room sits a beautiful antique treadle sewing machine. I have had it for about 23 years. I love it not only for the piece of furniture it is, but for my God experience that surrounds it. Every time someone commentshow lovely it is, I get the opportunity to testify of God's hand in it all. I had the recent memory of it again, when a client of my husband's stopped by to see him. The man commented on the piece of furniture, and again . . . out of my mouth the testimony flowed. Several years ago, a good friend of mine had an identical piece of furniture. Hers was my first opportunity to lay my eyes on something I thought was absolutely exquisite. The cabinet was made of oak, and had beautiful carvings on it. Each time I saw it, I would comment on how lovely it was, and that some day I would have one just like it. I just knew in my heart that God would grant me this desire. A few months later my friend told me that she was going antiquing and would keep her eye out for a treadle for me. She said, " I have a feeling I'm going to find something for you." All day long I waited for her to get home and tell me that she found it. Her call finally came, but there was a tone of disappointment in her voice as she said, " I didn't find anything for you there today." She went on to let me know that the few she found were quite pricey, and not what I was looking for. She even went as far as to tell me that maybe I wouldn't find one exactly like hers. Initially I was crushed by those words. But I went on to follow that knowing in my heart as I replied, " I will have one just like yours." About a week later as I was thumbing through a local advertising paper when I read that someone was selling a treadle sewing machine. There was no description given, and the price was only twenty dollars (my friend had paid eighty for hers). So, I decided I would go check this out. When I arrived, I was greeted by a young woman who told me that her grandmother died, and she was finally getting around to cleaning out the attic. She decided she would sell some of the remains, as they were not useful to her. As we walked into the house, I couldn't believe my eyes! There in front of me stood, my treadle sewing machine. One exactly like my friends, all for the LOW PRICE of twenty dollars. The rest of the day my heart was filled with glee, I couldn't wait to share this with my friend. Later that evening as I was changing the sheets on my bed, for some strange reason, I decided to turn my mattress over. As I struggled to flip it over, a twenty-dollar bill flew out from underneath it. I thought, "how odd? Who put that there? " Then it hit me . . . God was returning to me the twenty dollars I had spent on my treadle machine. This was truly a gift from Him. To this day I still love to tell the story. I love to think about the knowing God put in my heart, as my friend was telling me, that I might not have one like hers. Occasionally God gives us that absolute knowing about something. There is no greater feeling than God's reassurance to us. It is so perfectly described by the Prophet Jeremiah when he says, " I knew this was the word of the Lord." (Jeremiah 32:8 NIV). Oh what a glorious feeling, when you can rejoice with the Lord and say, "I knew it!" Annettee Budzban ahrtwrites2u @ aol.com (You are encouraged to write to the authors to let them know what you think of their story, just remember to remove the space before and after the @ symbol. The space is placed in the address to protect our writers from viruses and email harvesting programs. Have a comment on today's story? Send it to: moderator@write2theheart.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Annettee Budzban lives in Wilwood, IL. Has writing ministry, "Writings From The Heart," and sends devotions to friends and others. She is the author of the devotional book, "Life Changing Inspirations", and has a weekly devotional column in, "The Daily Herald." She has been published on other e-zines and magazines. -------------------------------------------------------------- Letters From Our Readers -------------------------------------------------------------- Pat Lowe's story about the Chocolate Service and finding the bills after they had enjoyed their "chocolate time" was adorable. I love doing tea parties and have many teacups/saucers and demi cups for children's parties. BUT, chocolate services that were so popular years ago are very hard to find. What a special memory to treasure! Blessings, Diane Dean White * I wish I could say my son made such wonderful grades! He has to struggle for every average grade he gets! Manda *** I just wanted to send a note of thanks for your newsletter. In the past, I always felt like Christian writers were screaming at me to believe as they say or go to... Needless to say I ignored them when friends sent them to me. Then someone sent yours. I loved the story and signed up thinking I would stop when it got to preachy. A funny thing happened, I never felt threatened. I could read where people were telling me how they believe and why they believe. It made me want to be a better person. Sandie --------------------------------------------------------------- Cheryl's Corner All summer long I have watched women in their Capri pants and have wondered what the attraction was. This is not the first time this style has come around, but the first in my memory that it has been so popular to the extreme it has become. While walking through a parking lot and seeing the ladies with them on, it hit me. They are so popular because women can show off their ankle tattoos! No, I am not getting a tattoo, God already tattooed my ankle with a large, band-aid shaped birthmark. God Bless Cheryl ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- © 2002 Write 2 the Heart Nothing may be reproduced or published without the written permission of the individual author or copyright owner. All rights belong to the authors. --------------------------------------------------------------- All subscriptions sent to your e-mail free of charge.