The Lord Works in Mysterious Ways

So most of you know that we've been looking for a new babysitter. It hasn't been that long of a search, actually, and everytime I put Ben to bed I say a little prayer that we'll find someone wonderful to take care of his sweet little self. I sent out an email on Monday to a few girls in my ward and family to see if anyone had any leads. Everyone was encouraging, but as of yesterday evening we had no leads. I'm not as concerned about it because I've had multiple offers for temporary baby-sitting if we need it. John called me on his way home from school last night because a new girl in our ward had left him a message that Haley Potts in our ward had told her that we were looking for a babysitter. She was actually going to put up a post on Craigslist because she has been babysitting for a long time. I immediately called her back and she reminded me that we had met in the hallway a few weeks ago at church as we were both chasing after our boys during Relief Society. She charges a lot more than we have been paying, or that we can afford, but she said she is still willing to watch Ben anyway and will probably take on one more kid. We will probably end up doing a test run for a couple of weeks to see how it works out—hopefully for the best!

Jan Lundell once told me that no matter what Heavenly Father will always look out for our children and I've come to believe that's true. As much as I hate to admit it I probably don't deserve such blessings, but I know it's because of Ben and his wonderful little sould that Heavenly Father wants him to be safe and taken care of until I can stay home. I am truly grateful for that! I will keep everyone posted on how things go! And thanks to all of you for your encoragement and help!