Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

My Incredible Book Find..um..Miracle!

August 31, 2011

A long time ago, around 1987 to be exact, I had this book called “Working Wardrobe” by Janet Wallach. It was all about how a few basic wardrobe pieces can be mixed and match to yield many looks for several weeks. Well, I loved that whole concept and ever since I read it I still think of my wardrobe in those terms. Okay, so I haven’t actually had much of a wardrobe since having a zillion kids, but hey, it’s a great concept.

Well, I loaned that book out back in 1992 or 1993 and never saw it again. However, I have been looking and looking for it ever since. I was going to get it from Amazon, but kept holding back in hopes of finding it at one of our used book stores for cheaper. That’s when it happened – the miracle!

On Saturday, August 20, Matt, Steve, and I went to Tulsa to do Jeff’s birthday shopping (I need to talk about that tradition one of these days). Per usual we went to our favorite used bookstore. I got out of the car and said a silent prayer that went something like this, “God, if you can find that book for me here I would really appreciate it”. We rounded the corner and right there in a box sitting right on top was THE BOOK!! I kid you not – it was right there only seconds after I prayed!! Best of all, because it was on the 25 cents “table” that’s all I paid for it. And it’s in good condition! I picked it up and hugged it to myself and almost cried. I paid for my book and immediately starting reading it when I got home.

I have to say the “capsule concept” of building your wardrobe is still as viable today as it was then. I am planning on a whole post on that because I actually DO have a capsule in my closet! See, I still retain all that I learned when I read that book all those years ago :-).

Confession time – I did cry over this one. It was such a simple thing, but it meant so much for me to find it. And to have that small prayer answered so quickly, I know that the bigger issues I am praying for now I can trust to the Lord. Well, I know that somewhere deep inside, but sometimes (and even each time) you have something big and scary to do, it is like the first time you have something big and scary to do and you don’t know if you’ll make it. I do know I’ll make it – God has shown me He is there. Here. All the time.

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On August 31, 2011 at 5:43 PM, dxprog said:

I need to try that approach with finding women.
(silent prayer) Dear God, please let me find a totally cute chick who's totally into me.
* rounds corner *
* walks into middle aged fat guy with a shirt that's too small *
...dammit...

On August 31, 2011 at 9:13 PM, java_queen said:

LOL!! Umm, I think you just need a new approach.

On September 3, 2011 at 2:54 AM, Joyce said:

Wow that is just fantastic! He loves you a lot to give you the book for .25. :)

On September 4, 2011 at 12:49 AM, java_queen said:

Hehe - no kidding! It was the most amazing thing to round that corner and see that book right away - just amazing!

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