I just ran into a friend this morning, whom I hadn't seen since February or March. Our daughters used to go to the same preschool, last year were in dance together, and haven't seen each other since. Anyway, she's known of some of our struggles over the previous year, but hadn't really been in touch to hear our latest "junk". LOL I gave her a short update of what's been going on, and she was like "Wow! You have all kinds of 'gremlins' attacking you, don't you? Just remember that your guardian angels are working overtime to keep worse things from happening, and God will bring great blessings out of this 'Job Experience'." I think she said it much more eloquently than that, but that was the jist. I never REALLY thought about this as being a Job Experience....I'm not sure I'm handling it as well as Job would've either. I wonder if God's disappointed in my lack of faith and hope at times, and utter lack of joy altogether. I'm sure He is, so what do I do about it? I'm working on it, and seem to be handling things okay most of the time. But I feel really weak at times and just want to curl up and shrivel into nothingness.
I am finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, as it looks like things will be making a turn for the better really soon. It's funny, because there are many things that are going to be happening within the next few weeks to help us make that turn!
1.) We'll be getting our van back this week, still down to one vehicle, but no longer renting one! (Talk about throwing money away! UGH!)
2.) Thanksgiving is coming, which is always a highlight of my year---I love cooking the whole meal and all. (I'd love to check into helping serve at a community dinner for the needy this year, just not sure if there's anything in our local town or if we'd have to go into the city for that.)
3.) I am getting a bonus at work just before Christmas, thanks to our school earning "A+" money---we'll have a good Christmas AND maybe we can use part of it to get another vehicle.
4.) See #3, we might be able to get another vehicle soon.
5.) It's looking like we may have found our ministry, in a new church plant in the area! Still praying about this one, and wanting some definite affirmation that this is God's leading. But everything seems to be pointing in this direction right now.
6.) A New Year is coming!!! I'm looking forward to what great things are in store for us next year, and will be able to "sigh" a sigh of relief when this one is behind us! LOL
Oh yeah, when we were moving our "stuff", I had to leave after loading the furniture because someone at my school was keeping my kids and I'd thought we'd be able to be back by a time earlier than was reality. Anyway, after I left, it started raining and Jerry was loading all of the boxes into the truck by himself. On one trip up the ramp, his feet slipped out from under him, and a heavy load of boxes on the dolly landed on his leg---with the dolly hitting his leg pretty hard. He didn't think he'd broken it, but it made him lightheaded from the pain for a little while, and was swollen pretty badly for the next couple of days. Well, this week he's had bruising in his foot and swelling in his ankle and two knots/swollen areas on his shin. We took him to the ER last night because he could barely bear weight on it when he got home from work. They x-rayed to make sure it wasn't broken, and said he's got some pretty severe deep tissue damage and that he should stay off of it. Yeah right, not when he's on his feet at work all day! LOL So, the drama never ends around here! LOL
I'm praying this "Job Experience" will soon be over!
