A New Grill

I greatly appreciate my friend Leslie who recently blogged about their 'Omer of Manna'( here ) and the ways that they have acknowledged God's provision and guidance in their life. I've been prompted a few times in the last month to reflect on this idea of the ways I see God at work, big and small. I know I don't write a lot on our blog directly about my faith journey, but I see this evidence that affirms my trust in God and want to document them for our family and hope they also may encourage you. Here is a little note about how recently we saw God's provision.

We bought a gas grill with our wedding money when we moved to Fayetteville four years ago. It's been working pretty well for us though it lost a wheel in the move last year. Recently J has noticed the rusting on some of the burners, more hot spots and general wear on the grates. He was looking into new replacement parts and I suggested he look at googling the grill to see if others were having this common issue. Wow! We learned that the company sent out a huge recall on six of their models a year or two ago and many had seen extreme damage where their grill caught on fire or the lid blew off in flames, etc. (Our grill has been setting on our wood deck adjacent to the side wall of our home for the last year). Lowe's no longer carries this brand of grill.

There were some comments by others that they were able to return the grill to Lowe's and get store credit to go towards a new grill. J called the 800 number for Lowe's and they gave him the manufacturer number to order replacement parts. We decided to go in person to the Christiansburg VA Lowe's and see if talking to a store manager would get us further. It did. Long story short- they credited us $200 for returning the time bomb grill without a receipt and we brought home a new Weber gas grill last night. (Thanks to our friend David and his minivan for making the after-bedtime run to Lowe's)

When I see the pictures and hear the stories of how other grills caused damage I am so grateful for the protection that was covering our family and our homes these past four years. The customer service at Lowe's to accept our piece of junk and dispose for us then give us store credit is a HUGE financial provision.

And so to circle back and live out Genesis 12 that admonishes us to bless others with and because of the blessings we have received, we owe some grilled steaks to friends!