And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked.

Exodus 12:36

In preparing materials for my Blank Bible, I needed a ream of paper. As I was standing at the printer in the office the other day, I noticed the crates of paper for refilling. I remembered that I had been able to purchase reams from other places I've worked and it tended to be about half the price or less of what I would pay at the store. So I started inquiring as to who handled purchasing. When I found out, I asked her about purchasing a ream of paper. She said to just take one. I explained that it was not for my office printer, but for me personally and I was willing to pay. She gave me a perturbed look, marched me back to the supply room, thrust the ream into my hands and said, "Take it!"

Yesterday, Ben told me he was ready to order the Bibles, so I went to the site of an online retailer who was offering free shipping, and ordered them. After placing the order and estimating the delivery date, I realized that the Bibles might not arrive until the first or second week of November. I really wanted to have mine prepared and notes transferred before I leave for Pennsylvania on the 16th, so I wasn't going to have much time. I would gladly pay for upgrading the shipping to get them here sooner. I looked for a way to change or cancel my order, but couldn't find anyway to do it through the website. So I called the toll free number for the company. The gentleman who answered the phone was very helpful and when I explained that I would like to pay to upgrade the shipping, he put me on hold. When he came back, he said that they were upgrading my shipping to Priority, which would take 2 or 3 days, for no charge!

To top it all off, I am almost finished listening to The Life of David Brainerd (if you haven't yet, you still have six days to download it for free from ChristianAudio). I was just thinking I would really like to read Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards. Then I got this e-mail from ChristianAudio:

...Also, our November Free Audiobook of the Month is going to be a really really good one. We cannot announce what it will be quite yet. Well, we'll just give a little hint. The title starts with "Rel" and ends with "ions". So browse through our nearly 700 products and see if you can figure it out.

I only found one book that fit, and you can guess which one it is.

Wow. What a day.

Smells like Egyptian gold to me.