The ambush

Today is Chouteau County Christmas. That means that there are celebration bazaars and parades in all the little towns in this county. We started the day out at the Big Sandy bazaar where we were ambushed by the day care table (and purchased caramel cookies in a jar that have to be mixed and baked...the funny thing is that the caramel did not come with), and the 4-H table selling fresh cut wreaths and center pieces. I mean these people were good salesmen...and they all used these cute little kids who of course we couldn't say no to!

But the ultimate ambush came in Fort Benton, 35 miles down the road.

They had a great craft bazaar (& a really good coffee shop that looks a lot like pinterest inside and has delicious peppermint white chocolate lattes...finally someone around here with a holiday drink).

First stop was coffee. Second the bazaar. We were wandering around and came upon a table full of homemade baby things. I touched what they called a bundle and then insert ambush...

The maker/seller of products asked if she could please show us what was inside the bundle. Um...ok...I said, with a smile on my face, while thinking, uh...we don't have any reason to buy this.

First piece of the bundle was a "daddy sized" burp rag that she asked Joel, whom she called Dad, to please model. He did.

Second piece was a sling...she demonstrated that one, and how I, who she referred to as mom, would use it.

Third piece was a quilted receiving blanket we could not live without, according to her!

I just kept thinking, don't ask us if we have kids, don't ask us if we have kids. And she didn't.

The conclusion to this story is we walked away, and 10 minutes later we were back, ambushed into buying a bundle!

Now we just hope, and pray, we have a reason to use it someday...like maybe this time next year, if IVF goes as planned. But of course, we'll be the first to tell you that God does not always take our lives on the course we have planned. At which point fear sets in, because we don't really trust Him to come through for us. But we have a bundle. Now we just need Him to give us something or rather someone to fill it with!