2015 Mercy Journal

❤❤"I once was young but now I'm old yet I've not seen the righteous forsaken or His children begging for bread." Psalm 37:25

God's undeserved mercy and provisions rain down on us every day and in millions of forms! In 2015, the day I dislocated my knee, I slowed down (or rather, the Lord slowed me down), and I made an attempt to record some of the undeserved mercies of God! Andrew was in graduate school and we were living on pennies in his parents' basement, yet God provided so abundantly for us in tons of different ways! To God be the glory for His kindness and constant provision!

Here's a small except from the mercy journal that our family kept for a year! God's provision is so abundant!

2/8 silk milk from Koh's

2/8 2 loaves of bread from Publix table

2/10 breakfast at Bible study

2/10 snack for boys at Bible study

2/10 roast for dinner from mom

2/11 Cindy Carson brought us dinner

2/12 Cindy got gift for Jasper

2/13 lunch at Anita's

2/13 a dozen cookies from Anita

2/13 dinner at Kells

2/15 2 loaves of bread from Publix table

2/15 dinner at K Groups

2/18 free shirt from Willies

2/18 free frisbee from Willie's

2/18 half price burrito from Willie's

2/18 free dinner from church

2/19 dinner at Anita's house

2/21 free dinner at Antico's bc of Anita

2/21 granola and applesauce from Mom Meade

2/22 2 loaves from the Publix table

2/22 free Russell Stovers eggs

2/22 free pack of gum

2/22 free "membership" loaf of bread

2/22 2 bannans and loaf of bread from Cindy Carson

2/22 2 free gift bags and tissue paper

2/22 dinner at K groups

2/23 free coffee from cfa

2/24 free breakfast at LBS

2/24 free snack for the boys from LBS

2/24 WIC - 2 gallons of milk 3 Juicy Juice

2/24 2 cans of coconut milk from mom Meade

2/24 candy corn for Jasper from Mom Meade

2/25 Mom Meade cooked us dinner

2/26 free coffee from cfa

2/26 free rice krispie treats from Bethany S

2/26 Janine babysat for free

2/26 free dinner at woman's tea at church

2/26 Mom Meade gave Jasper a free cookie

2/27 Mom Meade bought Jasper lunch

2/27 free burrito from Willie's

2/27 free bowl of fruit from Mom Meade

2/27 free burrito from Willie's

2/27 additional $ offered on house at closing

2/27 Dad Meade said we could live in his basement for as long as we need

2/28 2 free coffees from cfa

2/28 free Mt Dew kickstart from Krogers for their Friday freebies

2/28 WIC $8 of produce, 1 gallon milk, 4 cans black beans, and 1 pack of hamburger buns ($22 worth of free groceries)

2/28 free hamburgers from GGPa Meade

2/28 Andrew got free popcorn during movie from dad

2/28 boys got two free cookies from Mom Meade

3/1 free cake from Publix table

3/1 free bread from Publix table

3/1 some free side dishes from KGroups for dinner

3/2 free pack of granola bars from Mom Meade

3/2 Jasper's free Reading Races

3/3 boys got free snacks from LBS

3/3 Anne Arrant brought goldfish for lunch

3/4 free morning at Y

3/4 2 free grapefruit from Mom Meade

3/4 free syrup from Mom Meade

3/5 free dinner at Anitas

3/5 clothes from Anita

3/5 swim diapers from Anita

3/6 closed on house!!!

3/6 free restaurant dinner for ggma's birthday

3/5 Andrew ate dinner from mom meade's fridge

3/6 free cake and ice cream for ggma's birthday

3/7 free afternoon of swimming at the Y

3/7 free bag of balloons from ggpa

3/7 free dinner upstairs at Mom and Dad's

3/7 cake from Anita

3/8 free cupcakes from Publix table

3/8 2 free loaves of bread from the Publix table

3/8 dinner at K Groups

3/8 2 spice packets from Cindy Carson

3/8 Little Ceasar's guy gave $1 off our pizza

3/9 free WIC items from Krogers - 2 gallons of milk, 2 huge boxes of cereal, 1 jar of peanut butter, 1 carton of eggs, and ton of produce

4/12 Free Jets pizza

4/12 2 packs of bagels from Publix table

4/12 cinnamon rolls from Publix table

4/12 chicken nuggets from Carsons

4/12 left over pork medallions, chips and spinach dip, and mashed potatoes from Mom Meade

4/13 free mini smoothie and apple from the Y

4/14 free cup of tea from Jan Sewall's house

4/17 gracious bus driver let Andrew ride back to Atlanta for free

4/17 Pediatric Associates faxed Brody's shot records to Coweta Health Dept for free on the spot

4/17 B got 5 immunizations for very cheap

4/17 grilled cheese and oranges for free from Mom Meade

4/17 free orange from Katherine Tyson

4/18 free wooden garden plot from Kathy Parish

4/18 free snacks and gift bag from Elijah's 5th birthday party

4/18 Andrew got a piece of yummy pie from his mom

4/19 Jasper went to CHarolette's Web with Mom Meade

4/19 free dinner at K Groups

4/19 Kathy Padia sent home a piece of pie for Andrew

4/20 free lunch at Anne Arants house (teddy bear picnic)

4/21 cup of tea from Jan Sewall

4/21 free kids meal from Grazing Here

4/22 free cfa chicken strips (7 count) from Mom meade

4/22 5T clothes for Jasper from Anita Riggan

4/22 2 bags of Cheetos from Andrew's Management Prof

4/23 3 cuties from Dad Meade

4/23 a bouquet of flowers from Jasper

4/23 1/3 of a German chocolate cake from Dad Meade

4/30 2 juice boxes and 2 packs of fruit chewies from Lori Worthy at playdate

4/31 Robin Troxler gave J and B 2 free capes at tumbling class

5/1 Janine babysat for free

5/1 Janine's parents dropped her off and picked her up for free

5/3 free lunch at 5 guys bought by mom and dad meade

5/3 dinner at K groups

5/5 lunch at Jan Sewall's house

5/5 spaghetti dinner from Mom Meade

5/5 wipes from Anne Arrant

5/5 granola and fruit chewies from Mom Meade for vacation

5/5 book for Jasper from Mom Meade

5/6 free cabin rental from John Alexander in Wiggins, Mississippi

5/6 20 gallons of water and 1 bag of ice from John Alexander

5/6 awesome gator ride from John Alexander

5/7 free syrup for pancakes

5/8 free fishing crickets

5/8 John and Gabrielle bought our lunch at Whistle Stop

5/8 Gabrielle gave Body a free pack of crackers from the Hardware store

5/9 free extra balloon when Jasper's flew away

5/9 Jasper and I caught 11 baby frogs and 5 crickets

5/9 free fishing minnows

5/9 we didn't have to wait to get seated at Lamberts

5/9 no one got bit by the copperhead snake

5/10 Mother's Day dinner upstairs with the fam

5/10 cookbook from Mom Weston

5/10 soap from Mom Weston

5/11 dress from Mom Weston, chocolate chips, and gummy worms

5/12 cup of tea from Jan Sewall

5/12 tons and tons of presents for Jasper from family and friends

5/14 cocktail from High Yard at Atlantic Station with Mom Weston

5/14 Ireland Williams gave me $40 off babysitting

5/19 dessert from FIRE

5/21 free dinner at Anita's

5/21 free cookies from Kroger's with Anita

5/22 free food, drinks, desserts, and candy from JR and Kaylee's wedding

5/25 candy from Memorial Day parade

5/26 WIC coupons

5/29 free chicken nuggets from cfa

5/30 4 jars of canned goods from Ggma Meade

5/30 Jasper got a free donut from Dad Meade

5/30 free picnic from Mom Meade and Ggma Meade

5/30 free cornbread from Ggma Meade

5/31 free bagels from Publix table

5/31 lemon pound cake from Publix table

5/31 free goldfish snack in nursery

5/31 free dinner and ice cream snack from Dad and Mom Meade at DQ

5/31 really good local flavor deals from Marco's pizza 

6/1 free tub of Steele cut oats from Anita

6/1 Gma Sally's Christmas and birthday gifts to the boys - 2 ninja swords for Jasper and shirts, shoes, and a truck for Brody. Also, used the money to buy snacks from Aldi's 

6/3 free potato salad, Cole slaw, and brownies from Mom Meade

6/6 Clausons gave Jasper 40 ring pops

6/7 Kells brought a salad6/14 6/7 Kells gave us 1 zucchini and 2 squash

6/8 free WIC items

6/10 a dozen cookies from the Publix table

6/12 free balloons from the YMCA

6/12 free $30 antibiotics from Rite Aide

6/12 free lunch from Anita

6/13 free fire pit dinner from Mom Meade

6/13 free cocktails from Anne

6/14 2 loaves of bread, 2 zucchini from church

6/14 garlic and jumbulaya from Carsons

6/14 Andrew's father's day gifts

6/14 free lunch

6/14 free DQ from dad

6/15 Dad Meade moved fire alarm

6/15 Jasper ate breakfast upstairs - waffles and bacon

6/16 2 juice boxes from Mom Meade

6/17 six squash and zucchini from Kells

6/19 free lunch at Micheal Arant's birthday party

6/19 $1 off snow cone

6/19 free babysitting

6/19 lots of money off of Green Ginger

6/19 thirteen free games of skee ball

6/19 Jasper's bible/27 

6/20 free dinner from Lorincz's

6/20 one zucchini, 1 squash, and 20 baby tomatoes from Lorincz's 

6/20 money off of Dunkin Donuts

6/20 fishing book from Mom Meade

6/20 new toothbrush from Mom Meade

6/22 lots of peaches from Mom Meade

6/23 lots of squash and blueberries from Jan Sewall

6/23 Mom Meade gave the boys goldfish at the pool

6/24 Debbie Lorincz gave us squash and bluebrries

6/25 blueberries and ice cream for Jasper from Mom Meade

6/26 Dad Meade took the boys to get snow cones while I had the flu. He brought me a large pink lemonade snowcone - my favorite! 

6/27 Andrew and Jasper went to Lowe's to build a superhero motorcycle. J got free apron and goggles

6/27 free medium fries and large drink from cfa

6/27 two free cookies and samples from Krogers

6/27 one free egg from Mom Meade

6/28 lunch with Mom and Dad Meade and Kyle and Dela

7/1 two pieces of meatloaf and cheesy rice and vegetables when Mom Meade found out that we were having cantaloupe for dinner ❤

7/2 two cucumbers from Katherine Tyson's garden

7/2 entrance into Lori's pool

7/4 tons of free food, candy, frisbees, and pens from the PTC 4th of July parade

7/4 free lunch cookout with Mom and Dad Meade and the Sabas

7/4 free sparklers and popits with Dad Meade (Mom Meade got the stomach flu)

7/5 free dessert social after church

7/5 Jasper won 2nd place!!! 

7/8 free cheese stick from Ashley Holland

7/10 $2 off Taco Bell

7/10 WIC coupons

7/11 free coffee and travel mug from Dunkin Donuts

7/11 free donut from Dunkin Donuts

7/11 side dishes for dinner from Mom Meade

7/11 lots of free food from Lily Pesce and Brielle Eicholtz's joint birthday party

7/12 cake from Publix table

7/12 free coupons from Margaret Conley

7/12 Essential Oils gift from Cindy Carson

7/13 God helped me save Brody's life from drowning in the pool (I turned my back briefly, and before I knew it, he was at the bottom of a deep pool, drowning)

7/13 cheese slices from Ashley Wauhop

7/14 cfa combo meals for breakfast (dress like a cow day)

7/14 cfa combo meals for lunch (dress like a cow day)

7/14 cfa combo meals for dinner (dress like a cow day)

7/15 root beer float from Mom Meade

7/15 bottle of ranch from Dad Meade

7/15 free donut from Dunkin Donuts

7/16 able to borrow a carry-on from someone

7/17 free flights to and from Columbus, Ohio for Melissa Clauson's baby shower

7/17 free s'mores at the fire pit at the Clausons

7/18 free breakfast at the Clausons

7/18 lunch at Melissa Clauson's baby shower

7/18 Romeo's for dinner at the Clauson's house

7/18 cupcake at the Clauson's

7/19 water and pretzels on the airplane

7/20 two containers of playdough from Mom Meade

7/21 dinner with Mom and Dad Meade

7/21 yummy desserts for Dad Meade's birthday

7/22 avocado, blueberries, raspberries, lettuce, salad, rice, and chicken from Mom Meade

7/24 Ireland babysat for free

7/24 $20 off date night dinner at Mexican date-night place!!

7/25 one free donut and 2 free coffees from Dunkin Donuts

7/25 free pizza from Little Ceasars

7/25 three free family activities: #1. Hiking at Line Creek, #2. Squirt gun fight #3. picnic for dinner and catching minnows