Great Idea!

I had a great idea today. I have a neighbor that I Visit Teach. (Visit Teaching is an assignment you receive in my Church. You are assigned a lady or two to go into their home once a month and take a message about the Gospel, and to visit and see if there is anything you can do to help them in their life.) Anyway - this lady is going out of town with her husband and 6 kids for three weeks on Wednesday. I know she had a ton to do before they left, besides packing. I am swamped with my schedule with all my kids this week, that I knew I could not fit in making dinner for them to help out.
Then today at the grocery store I had this brilliant but simple idea come to me. Paper Goods! I know before I leave on a trip, the last thing I want to worry about is dishes - or have to fight with my kids to do them. So I bought, paper plates, cups, plastic bowls, forks, spoons, napkins, and zip-loc baggies. When I showed up she was thrilled to see what I had. She told me she had just finished doing dishes for the 3rd time that day, and had had it with doing them. So it must have been an answer to her prayers, and for once I guess I was listening to the Lord so he could use me -- even if it was just paper plates and stuff!