Some of you may know that Adam's job is insecure and has been for quite some time. He has been hanging on by a thread for many months, and only by the grace of God does he have a present job. In fact, this morning his boss called a meeting and told him he was supposed to be fired today. Today. Yes, today. WOW! BUT...someone (we still don't know who this someone is) decided to give him another month to improve his sales numbers. His numbers are already looking up for this month. I must say that Adam is very good at what he does and is skilled in the art of sales (He sold me, right? Ha, ha). But it's tough to sell in these economic times and AT&T is making the sales quotas pretty much unattainable to wipe out positions. Still, Adam has hung on month to month somehow, some way. Is God behind it all providing us favor? Absolutely.
Adam is under a lot of stress as he is the sole provider for our family. Since I quit my job in July to be a full-time mommy to Alaina, we went from a double income to a single income family. So if Adam loses his job...then what? It's tough to make end's meet as it is. BUT God provides. Period. If you were to look at our finances on paper, the numbers don't work out. Too much out and not enough in. Despite this fact, we are faithful with our tithes and offerings as God has instructed. Because we have done our part, we trust Him to do His part, to provide for us in some form or fashion. And He does...every month!!! He mostly works through the hearts of others to generously give to our family. We are beyond thankful for these people in our lives who sacrifice for us. God also works in other ways too. It thrills me to notice that He is in all the details, even minute details. Amazing.
We've also faced additional stress as our beloved cat Daisy has been seriously sick for a week. She stayed at the vet for 3 days, and then she came home for a couple days and now she is back for another overnight stay. They are testing the heck out of her trying to figure out what's wrong. She is lethargic with a teary eye, no appetite, gagging, sneezing, high fever. Her digestive tract was not working properly either last week. The doc told me this morning that they were giving her a FELV (feline leukemia/aids) test, and I lost it. The thought of the possibility of this terrible disease was heart breaking, especially since I've had a cat die of this years ago. And I had to wait hours before the test results came back. I'm lucky I have any nails left!
Just a bit ago, I got a call saying she tested negative for FELV, and needless to say I'm relieved. Through the process of elimination, the doc now believes she may have toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by a parasite that she could have caught from a rodent outside. NO MORE OUTSIDE FOR OUR CATS!!! It's too risky. We should know tomorrow if this is the case. If not, the doc is out of answers and he will refer us to a specialist. I was anxious about the pricey vet bills until the thought of losing her entered the picture. Now I'm just hoping we can treat her and get her back to normal.
How could you not love this sweet, fiesty little thing?
Daisy on the left with her best friend/brother Baloo on the right. Their "baby picture."
This is how I found Daisy last Thursday when she started acting sick. She needed her bear to snuggle with...
So these events have taken a toll on my mood and my time, but I hope to have a happy post very soon! After all, I do have some motivation...
Is she not the most flawlessly beautiful creation or what?Thanks for tuning in.
1 comment:
praying for you and your family...i know it must be stressful for all of you. i will pray that God will continue to provide. isn't it amazing that he always knows just what we need exactly when we need it?! as cheesy as it is...it ALWAYS makes me think of the song that we used to sing in church all the time... "God will make a way, when there seems to be no way. He works in ways we cannot see...He will make a way for me!"
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