As you might have been able to tell from my last blog, this past week has been an emotional roller coaster for my family. We have a lot of amazing things going on in our lives, and I am taking the time to thank the person who put it all into action! Here is an overview of my blessings this week:
#1: Andrew was offered a job with a new company. Not because he was out of work or needed one, just because the man who hired him moved companies and wanted Andrew to come and help build up this other Construction Company. My husband is a hard worker, a man of integrity, and a Godly man, and this shows in his day to day life. What a blessing to get this new opportunity and with it, a raise in pay, new truck, and better benefits!
#2: My dress fits! We are in the final countdown until the pageant, and I went to Reign Fine Apparel to do my last fitting for the dress and NO ALTERATIONS NEEDED!! We had planned on taking it out a little in the sides since it was a size to small, but when I put it on this last time it fit great! Whooo Hoooo!
Now for the biggest blessing of all...
#3- This started out as a burden. This past February I had to have my gall bladder removed due to it being diseased and it was causing me to become really sick. Although the surgery went well, and I am feeling much better, my wallet is not. Even with my great insurance from school, the hospital bill was way over what we expected to pay! We have worked it all out until Monday 2 new bill came in.. totaling about 500.00. I have been very upset because although we are saving all the time, we have just paid for summer vacation, pageant stuff, hospital bills, student loans, and all of the many other things that come along with being homeowners... and then BAM.. we get hit again. I was taking it really hard this morning, almost to the point of being sick because I knew any extra would have to go straight to those bills. *Now before anyone says something about saving and such, I want to ad that neither myself or my husband own any credit cards. We only pay for what we can with what we have. Anyway I was feeling really down all day, and with no assistant at school today it seemed to make it worse. After lunch I wen to my mailbox at school and there was a letter addressed to me with PERSONAL written on the outside. When I opened the envelope there was a letter telling me that this person was giving me a check for a large amount of money because I was a teacher, and they knew with classroom expenses, and budget cuts, and cuts in teacher pay I could use it... WHAT!!! It was exactly enough to cover my bills, and the extra I had spent on classroom supplies 2 weeks ago!
*Now I have NEVER had something like this happen to me before. I feel like I am the luckiest person alive when i find a dollar in my pants pocket! Why did this happen, here is what I am thinking:
- When I was getting overwhelmed I prayed about the circumstances. God tells us to ask and we shall receive. Did I pray this morning I would get a large amount of money.. NO, but God works on his time.. as a favorite hymn of mine says "He may not come when you want him..but he'll be there right on time". I have been praying over our finances since my hospital stay in February, and my prayers were answered!
- We tithe regularly. Andrew and I have been going to Elevation Church now for over 4 months. We have given offering each and every week. Even weeks we knew we were going to be tight, we continued to give the same amount week after week. We have not built up to the 10% that God asks of us but we are working toward it each week. This is something new we have started doing and I think God is blessing us with Andrew's new job and the increase in pay, and this blessing a complete stranger gave me today!
- I am giving back to others. I have been working very closely with several organizations in the last 6 months, and at times it feels like I am giving a piece of myself in the process. I have been tired, physically and mentally drained, and have even thought about giving up, but God always rejuvenates me, and shows me why I am there... to be an example of Jesus' servant heart...to show God's love, and to give back what God has blessed me with. 
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