The Lord Provided
When Grandpa Steve and I got married we had many friends who were in our situation: going to school, working part-time, and trying to make money stretch to cover all the expenses. We had many friends that were delaying having their families because they didn't see how they would afford to have children while they were living on a student's budget. We felt that the Lord would support us in our decision to have our babies and so we didn't put it off for another, better time. We saw so many miracles during those lean college years, enabling us to continue in school as well as to get our family. One miracle happened when I was expecting the twins. I already had two little girls, Stephani and Shauntel who were three and two years old at the time. You can imagine that when we found out that I was pregnant with twins we wondered how we would manage financially with Steve still a student and being on a reduced income. Well, our faith was rewarded. Just a couple of weeks before the twins were born, a young mother in the area heard about us having twin boys and she brought over several boxes of matching outfits, socks, shoes, and other things that I could use for Stephen and David. Although she didn't even know us, her twin boys were just a year older than mine and she knew that I would love to have all the things that she had used for her boys so she brought them to me. A neighbor in the apartment building was moving and wondered if we wanted her German daybed, which was a small elevated playpen that hardly took any room at all. We were able to use it for a crib and our baby crib for the other twin. Several weeks after the twins were born someone asked me how we were able to afford to have twins and I got to thinking about all the equipment, clothes, and paraphenalia that the twins needed and I realized that the only thing I had purchased for them was bottles and formula. The rest had been provided by sweet and caring acquaintances who were no doubt prompted by the Holy Ghost to assist us. We felt that the Lord had opened the windows of heaven and poured us out a blessing that we hardly had room enough to receive!
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