There were many events which had to line up for me to bring a man to tears yesterday. First of all, years ago I had been to Tahquamenon Falls in Michigan and snapped some pictures of this unique waterfall. Sometime after that visit, I created several pictures with quotes and Bible verses on them to sell at craft shows. A picture of the waterfall was among them.

Second, I have adopted a new plan to clean the basement. If something goes down stairs, something must come back upstairs and be evaluated. A couple of weeks ago I did just that and found the basket full of those photos which I had matted. I looked through them and rather than pitching them I packed them for the next craft show. If nothing else, maybe I could give them away.

We decided to go to Florida for about a month, so I signed up for a small craft show at the American Legion just down the road from us. I packed all of my books and crafts in the truck in hopes of finding more than one event this winter.

When I arrived at the American Legion there was a little confusion about tables. The lady in charge of the event was very accommodating, and gave me two tables under the porch near the bar entrance. Unfortunately, it was also the smoking corner but I survived and it was all worthwhile because God had a plan.

While setting up, I took a few moments to go through the pictures and select ones that were appealing hoping to attract attention. If I had not done that, I would not have remembered I had a picture of the falls with me. Just another step in God's plan.

It was late morning when I struck up a conversation with two gentlemen having breakfast at the picnic table next to me. One conversation lead to another until we were talking about Niagara Falls. Then one of the gentleman asked if I had ever seen Tahquamenon Falls in Michigan.

“Yes, it looks like root beer,” I replied.

“That’s the one. That’s the one. It is so beautiful. I grew up in Michigan and love that waterfall. I haven’t seen it in years.”

God reminded me that I had a picture of the falls with me. I went to the stack of photos and it was right there on top. I handed him an 8x10 picture of Tahquamenon Falls which said “The Lord will reign forever.” Psalm 146:10

“You can have this,” I said

“You are giving me this? You are bringing tears to my eyes. Are you really giving me this?”

I felt so blessed that I was able to touch this man’s heart so deeply and said, “Yep, it’s all yours.”

As the conversation continued I found out that not only did the picture of the falls touch his heart, but also the scripture, as he was a Christian. Later in the day, he returned to play pool. He came outside to tell me that he had placed the picture right inside his door where he would see it as he came and went. He had a friend that was going to make a picture frame for him.

God truly reigns forever and is also in control of the events in our lives. What a blessing for both me and the gentleman I met yesterday!