See a related post on this same day at the laundromat!

What do you get when you mix 6 loads of laundry, a flying stuffed chicken, two energetic kids, a masked monkey with stretchy arms, and a rainy day?  A GREAT TIME!  (or a really bad joke…)  Well, that was today.  We just got done loading the washers at the Coin-op in Temecula and I returned to the RV to drop off the soap when I saw my camera and an idea struck… I would sneak back into the Laundromat and fly these two little projectile stuffed animals at the kids while filming it all for posterity!  (Cue mission impossible music)

The video shows that my imagination may have created the scene more dramatic than reality, but none-the-less, it was funny.  So that covers the laundry and the chicken, but what does this have to do with Costco you ask???

Well, that’s where we came to adopt our new flying mascots; the masked monkey and the rubber necked chicken.  But first, the video!
 

Attack of the Flying Chicken from Share5 by WorldWins on Vimeo.

THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY

We had just finished a stop at Costco for water and a pizza, and we
were hanging out in the far corner of the parking lot where we were
parked playing with the kids.  A car pulled up in front of us, and the
woman in the car asked us how long we were away from home.  I explained
that we were actually full timers on the road, and that it all started
back with a trip to Africa when she began to tear up.  Her name was
Nel, and she explained that she had been driving down the freeway
praying and pulled over to be able to listen.   She was looking for
direction on a mission trip to… you guessed it… Africa.

We continued to talk and eventually prayed with Nel for clarity on her
decision.  She was so grateful for our divine appointment that she
wanted to share something with our kids.  She reached over to her
passenger seat, opened a shopping bag, and pulled out two stuffed
slingshot toys that “fly” when you shoot them.   We were proud to have
two new members to add to our traveling family.  The Masked Monkey and
the Rubber Necked Chicken.

God is good.  He knows our needs and meets them before we even ask. 
When we stop to pray, we are simply acknowledging that we will look to
him to provide the answers, and we open ourselves to receive his
provision.  We may even get a cool flying barn animal in the process!