I know God cares about me.  I am blessed in so many undeserved ways I can’t even keep track but every once in a while God sends an extra little reminder.  A gift that only He could know I wanted and that only He could orchestrate so perfectly.

Last year on my birthday Will gave me a knife … a really nice (read: expensive) one.  For many wives that might rank right up there with vacuum but I was delighted because it was the first quality knife I’d ever owned and it made such a difference in my cooking experience.  After using it for about a week I knew I wanted the whole set.  Unfortunately the price tag meant it was either buy knives or pay the mortgage.  It was a tough call but “roof over our heads” won. 

Fast forward to yesterday evening, I’m chopping an onion with my still brilliantly sharp birthday present and think to myself, ” You know, self, you don’t really need the whole set.  All you really need is this one and a good Chef’s knife.  …. but even that isn’t in the budget right now … oh well, maybe next year.”

Forward again to tonight, Will watches the kids while I find myself wandering about TJ Maxx, a store I have never entered before.  I walked in on a whim and walked out with this:

Maybe you can’t tell because the picture quality is not that great BUT it’s a knife … a chef’s knife and more than that it is an exact match to the birthday present that I like so much.  Apparently, TJ Maxx is one of those closeout stores and apparently, they were closing out Calphalon Chef’s knives because this was the sticker on the box.

Isn’t God good?

**from November 11th