I was just catching up with my girl friend Nikki, my roommate from Semester at Sea. I gave her the skinny on the last couple of month. I thought i was just sharing the basics, but her reaction was "oh, i'm so sorry." I thought i had kept the descriptions pretty upbeat, but seeing the circumstances in a list- being unemployed, pregnant, car-less, moving to Baltimore- i guess it does look like tough times. I told her though, it's still life. Some things have been hard, but the day to day doesn't feel so bad. I still have special moments with Nathan and Maria, i still worship a God who wants to hear from me. It's still life, you know? I think one of the true daily challenges is questioning our calling and purpose. I have no doubts that it will unfold in God's way, His time, but it's hard when you just feel like you're trying to make it, and not much else. It's lonely too some times, not having the transportation nor the church family i'm used to.
Thanks to Dawn and Megan and others who sent me words of encouragement during during the flu. I'm on the up and up and Maria and Nate have remained pretty healthy. She did run a fever for a day and a half, but now seem back to herself with just a runny nose. Nate's been a tank and we've needed that since he's our hard worker and there are no sick days in ditch digging.
Also, if any of our helpers are out there, i just want to publicly thank you for the support. Thanks to several of you we've been able to fill our oil tanks and have heat, make our mortgage payments on time, get our car towed, drive a loner, fill up our gas tank, and most recently our parents provided us with a $200 1987 Plymouth Caravelle pimp-mobile second to none. Oh and our pantries look Y2K ready with can goods to last the whole winter. And beyond the generosity, those of you who have taken the time to ask important questions, search for the truth, and stand up for our reputations have really kept us going.
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So what would you say are your biggest needs at this point?
ReplyDeleteThe main thing we need is a good dependable job for Nathan. There are lots of monetary needs right now, and what's held us over has been the help we've received. But we know that won't last forever. Come the end of November the church's help with 30% of our health care will run out, so we'll either have more Cobra to pay or the cost of a new plan. Since i'm pregnant, the $20 co-pays will add up fast anyway. There's gas, bills, how ever much it will cost to fix our station wagon, and we could really use a date! thanks for asking (:
ReplyDeletesorry, i was accidentally signed in under Nathan for that one.
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