Water tank surprise

We are going on vacation in April. Long, long overdue vacation. As the pressures have mounted this past week, I have been starting to dream about vacation and good food and rest.... and limitless water....

Yesterday morning our water tanks were overflowing and it was raining.... more water than we could use. So I hopped in the shower for a very rare morning shower (we usually shower at night to wash off all the sweat and dirt before bed!) to wash my hair... and I let the water run and run. Normally showers are a very short affair of get wet, water off, get soapy, water back on, rinse and be done. So an early morning shower with lots of water was a treat. And then I started dreaming of our vacation and nice hotels where we can take long, hot showers any time we want. I started crying. My dreams have been reduced to thinking a shower where you can let the water run is a luxury. That’s what I am looking forward to more than the fancy hotel by the beach.... a real, long shower. 

Brant tried to calm me down and point out that our life here is not awful just because we have to conserve water so carefully. We have a comfortable house and good beds and fulfilling ministry. Water shortage isn’t the end of the world. And he’s right as usual. :) But still having so little water is very stressful and I was greatly looking forward to a few weeks’ break from counting every drop.

This morning a plane came in unexpectedly. Carrying 4 giant water tanks... for us. Our church family back in Austin conspired with our teammates to secretly book a flight and send in water tanks as a surprise. In less than an hour, our water storage capabilities were doubled. I cried and cried. So, so thankful. 

Thankful for their creativity and generosity, yes. But thankful that we have a God Who sees such small details and cares. Thankful that He knew this week how stressful our water shortage has been and for the encouragement that these barrels would be to us today. He knows every drop of water we use and sends every drop from the sky to fill our barrels.... thankful now that He sent us a few more barrels to fill.