After a rough evening yesterday of finding out my 16 year old cousin tried to commit suicide and, thankfully, failed, I did not know what to expect this day would bring.
Even on a day that is so sunny we had to break out our sunglasses, it still cannot match the happy news we have continued to receive throughout today. From feeling less stress financially due to a gift from a family member as well as a new painting contact Tim spoke with on the phone and hearing other people's stories of good things happening today...it is just one of those days where I look up and say, "I am so sorry God. I am sorry for doubting You. I am sorry for believing lies satan placed in my mind. I am sorry for again putting You in a quaint little box. Thank You, thank You, thank You, THANK YOU for Your amazing blessings and mysterious ways."
Tim took a leap of faith today with the painting contact after praying and weighing issues this afternoon and when he spoke with the man on the phone about his concerns, things turned out different (and better!) than we thought. Another answer to prayer!
It is funny how differently we approach things now that we have experienced the past couple months. We also tend to rely on the memories of our dry patch last spring when Tim was thisclose to accepting a job in Ann Arbor. After much prayer and an emotional breakdown (mostly on my part of course) while there looking for housing, he made the decision to turn the job down. God blessed him abundantly with jobs after that, so much so that he was turning down people because he couldn't fit them in the schedule within the time frame they wanted. By experiencing this we have learned that it is not always beneficial to jump on an offer just because it is there and times seem desperate. We want to be wise and seek God's guidance to see all around if something is going to be good for our family, our faith, our marriage, etc.
Things are starting to look up. The important part for us now is to remember the lessons we have learned in 2007 and start applying them as 2008 draws closer.
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Annie, Its so weird how like we can go from that day just so sad to like the next day and be semi okay you know? I was accepted into Ferris State University yesterday..and i was like what a time to get in you know? Everyone is like we are so proud of you but lets go back to cody.. ha ha But he is doing good.. i went and saw him last night.. he wants to come home and doesnt understand why he needs help you know.. he thinks that he is just going to come home ou.nd everything is going to be the same which there is no way it will ever be. But yeah i will ttyl
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