Today was a gorgeous day! The kids were napping and I was outside working in the yard and garden.
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I usually wear an old pair of clogs when I'm in the garden because I'm usually going in and out of the house a lot and it's easy to slip out of them. Today I didn't put on socks, which I've done in the past. About 1/2 hour into my raking and digging my legs were feeling itchy and I thought it would be a good idea to slip on some (although tacky) socks. I raided Kevin's sock drawer and got a beat up pair of white socks. Let me tell you... I was a FASHION STATEMENT!!!

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I continued to work outside then I ran across the street to get the mail. I intentionally wore my garden gloves because I didn't want a passer-by to think, <strong>"WHAT THE HECK IS THAT GIRL WEARING??!?!?"</strong> as they laid their eyes on my green capri pants white socks and brown clogs. I figured that if they saw the garden gloves they might understand and not mock me while driving by. (you think I'm kidding, but I put a good amount of thought in to this).

So I ran across the road and opened up the mailbox.

Inside there was a <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="color: #339966;">package</span>! Yippee! I LOVE packages! </strong></span>I love getting anything other than bills but packages make me super happy.

When I pulled out the box I really got excited. It was from a dear, dear friend <span style="color: #339966;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Rachele</span></span> who is far, far, far away doing awesome things in a country that must remain nameless... I RAN across the street, inside and tore open the package...

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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">GARDEN SOCKS!! - Yes she made me Garden socks!</span></span></p>
And they are so nice!! Soft and beautiful!

Is this not the craziest coincidence??? Me, worried about my socks and socks "appear" in my mailbox!?!? <strong>CRAZY!</strong> <strong>I LOVE IT!</strong>

So what do you think:

<strong>BEFORE</strong>:
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<strong>AFTER</strong>:
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I don't know if I could bear to get these pretty socks dirty so for now I'll enjoy them while sitting back and drinking a nice cup of Joe in honor of Rachele and Mike and the awesome work they're doing.Tomorrow they will get a grand tour of the garden!

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I literally cried when I got this package. I'm reminded that God takes care of our every need, he often throws in a surprise here and there to make our day! I'm also reminded <strong>how blessed I am</strong> to have such great friends who are so thoughtful I spent the afternoon thinking about how much I'd love to be traveling; I can't wait until we can travel with the kids and have them see the WORLD!

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Thank you Rachele and Mike for all that you are sacrificing and doing to bless so many people in this great big world! :) Love you guys!