God's Blessings

Well it has been over a week since I blogged. I can't begin to explain how busy I have been. I have been nurse maid for about 3 weeks. John has went from one illness to another. Ben had a
respiratory virus and missed a week of school. Mary luckily had it one day. But thank God I didn't catch any of it. In between that, picking up kids from school, trying to help John with his
homework, & normal household stuff I have barely had time to do my facebook everyday. And of course I am still on the look out for a job. One thing I'm learning about looking for a job this time is that it seems to be harder. And never tell God what you won't do because more than likely he will convict you to do it. Before the days of working Mon-Fri 8 hour days I worked in retail. I have management experience and if you are a manager you know that the hours are crazy. My first management experience was working for a bookstore chain called Books-A-Million. I really loved that job because I love books. But I got out of that because I never saw my husband or kids. The kids were still little at the time. After that I managed a small clothing store which was great. There were no shifts working past midnight. I was home most days by 7:00. But now I'm seeing there are office jobs but not many. It is usually low pay, a long commute, or they are looking for certain skills. God has always blessed me with the job I know he wanted me to have but employers today don't care if you are fast learner. They want someone with experience. I always try to point out to them that every job I've ever taken I didn't have all the qualifications but I always learned what was required of me. But I know God will give me the job he wants me to have, I just hope it's this month. God has been faithful to stretch our money and give us extra when we need it but sometimes I let fear & worry cloud my vision. I have this Bible verse on a sticky note that I read everyday. It says "Commit everything you do unto the Lord. Trust him and he will help you!" Psalm 37:5. I believe that with all my heart but sometimes I let the devil sneak in. So this morning I looked at my checking account and laid my hand on it and prayed Lord you know the amount of money we need to pay our bills this month and I give my account to you and trust you provide.

I am reminded of all that I have to be thankful for. This past Friday, Sept. 11 I celebrated the birthday of my firstborn, Mary. I thank God for the 15 years I've had with her and look forward for many more. We celebrated her birthday with her friends at youth group. She has such a great group of Christian friends & leaders. I thank God that she has found a great group of kids to share her love Jesus with. I dated John for 2 months then we got engaged. We married 7 months later and have been married 18 years. I can't imagine my life without him. I have a wonderful 13 year old son who is a joy to watch grow up. Wonderful in-laws who I consider not my in-laws but my parents. And I still have my mother, sister, niece, her husband & kids. I miss them as well as aunts & uncles. So I say this to you, treasure the people you still have in your life. They won't always be there but make great memories to remember them by.