With the Recession that we're in, it puts into perspective what we have to be thankful for in our lives. I just found out that a dear friend of mine was laid off yesterday. No warning, no two weeks to find a job. She will get severance pay for two weeks, but she's only got a short amount of time to find a job.
They're starting to make some cutbacks at the Post Office as well. It doesn't seem to affect Ryan directly...yet. But you never know. For now, they're getting rid of managers. And how strange is it that just a few months ago, like less than 6 months, we thought Ryan should go into management to give us some security financially. If he had done that, where would we be? Probably in the poor house or out on the streets. And I'm not kidding. We are a single income family. We can't afford for him to lose his job. And it could happen, just like THAT!
I'm so glad that we listened to God during that time. We didn't pray for God to help Ryan get into the management program at work. We prayed that if this was the door He wanted us to walk through, then He would put the desire into Ryan's heart. And that desire was never there. Ryan took that as his sign that this wasn't something he should do. And I'm so glad he listened.
About a year and a half ago, my family went through some really trying times. I'm not going to get into that here, mostly because it's not the kind of thing I wanna discuss on a blog. But I will say that I am so blessed that things didn't turn out like they could have. Things are not perfect. And they'll never be the way they were again. But they're okay right now. And I'm okay with that. I'd rather have things be just "okay" than them be in the pooper like they were. Life is amazing sometimes. A year and a half ago, our nation wasn't in a Recession yet. But it felt like my family was going through our own sort of Recession. It was hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, or the silver lining in any situation. But we got through it. And I think we're all a lot stronger because of it.
I love my family dearly. They are my whole life. And I'm blessed that God allows me to have the time I do with them. I think I cherish it even more now knowing that it can all be taken away in the blink of an eye.
2 comments:
Always remember that everything happens for a reason! You wouldn't be the amazingly strong woman you are today without each and every event in your life that has molded you! I love you!!!
I love you too. And thank you for being there for me during that time. You'll never know how much it meant to me to be able to turn to someone that I truly trusted. YOU are amazing!
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