Gods Grace and Gratitude at Work Again part 2

I got a call this week saying my daughter was the winner of 7 tickets to a local amusement park. We like to go every year but the cost is about $40 a ticket for a day pass so we thank God for what we have and that we have been able to go in the past and then pray for them. We do our part by trying to win them and asking around for tickets.


This will be at least the sixth year we have gotten free tickets for our family to attend. This year and last year we won them from a contest with local radio stations and businesses where each business participating draws a name from a box.


The year before that, I have a friend in a local state that runs a book store. One of their sponsors was promoting a book and she got extra tickets and didn't think it was worth the drive so she called and offered me the tickets and mailed them to me allowing us to go for free.


Three years in a row before that, one of my best friends Nancy worked for an advertising agency and got "perks" from clients and the tickets were easy to get for her so we would get some that way.


God surely cares about the children. I personally would be fine skipping the four hour drive each way and the gas and food costs but the kids have so much fun going that it makes the effort worth it.


We are eagerly planning when we will be able to make it work. With the extra tickets we won last year as we didn't need all seven, we sold them at the gate for $20 giving the buyer a discount and paying for our gas to get there. This year we will probably do the same thing. God sure loves us to give us a fun day with no expenses.