Integrity....it may not be a word that is always on our minds. It is however, a word that we should all strive to live out on a daily basis.
Tonight as excitement was mounting inside little Miss Natalja, for the annual Daddy/Daughter Dance at our church, sickness was mounting inside of Bud. For weeks we had been talking about how much fun this night for just the two of them would be. We had the perfect outfit bought and ready to go. I had been secretly planning my attack on Natalja's hair and knew all the accessories that she would adorn. And the tickets had been paid for and kept safe. Now, it was the big day and Bud could hardly keep his head up due to all the congestion. Not a moment passes, without a sniffle from him.
As we sit down eating dinner, Bud looks across the table into Natalja's sparkling big blue eyes, and knew that he needed to take her to the much awaited dance. Despite however he felt, teaching his daughter how a man should treat her, was more important than a moments rest. With both of them ready and Bud's body packed with medicine, they took off to go the dance, for it's only a moment that she will be this little.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Integrity
I am a Christian woman, who is learning daily what it means to be a Godly wife to a WONDERFUL husband and a mother to 3 BLESSINGS! I am learning from my mistakes and trusting God for my next step.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
The light at the end of the tunnel
So excited that I am FINALLY jumping on the blogging bandwagon (I'm only a couple years behind the times)!! I have been wanting to start blogging for quite sometime, but I am a bit of a procrastinator and have always had something in the way.
Although it's still early in 2011, I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. My amazing husband Bud, has been working at Bashor Children's Home for the last 2 years. While I am very grateful that he has had this job, it hasn't paid very well and we have had some tough times. We both have diligently been praying for 3 years for Bud to find a higher paying job. After so many applications and no interviews, I was wanting to give up. It always amazes me, when God intervenes. Although I wanted to call it quites, Bud continued to encourage me and knew that God would turn this year around for us. Bud found out that Elkhart General Hospital was hiring and instantly filled out an application. After so many applications and years of prayer, it finally paid off and he landed an interview. A week after the interview, the phone call that we had been praying so hard for, finally came. This, is the light that we had been praying for. It was an instant weight off our shoulders, and it felt so great to finally breathe.
Shortly after God blessed Bud with his new job, God also blessed me with a part-time job that I can work around my crazy schedule. Although it has been 8 years since I have worked, (at all!!) and I am pretty nervous, it feels so good to know that, I will be helping take some stress off my husband. It's going to be a fun journey, working for a great friend and I am excited to start!
Too add to the new jobs that God has blessed us with, we finally have bought a dependable second vehicle. It felt so good to go and pay cash and not have to worry about a car payment! It's nice to know that, we no longer have to take the "Gracemobile" (we call it that, cause we honestly have to pray that it won't break down on our way to our destination!!) everywhere!
I now see, the light at the end of the tunnel and it feels so good! Thank you Jesus, for bringing us this far!
Although it's still early in 2011, I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. My amazing husband Bud, has been working at Bashor Children's Home for the last 2 years. While I am very grateful that he has had this job, it hasn't paid very well and we have had some tough times. We both have diligently been praying for 3 years for Bud to find a higher paying job. After so many applications and no interviews, I was wanting to give up. It always amazes me, when God intervenes. Although I wanted to call it quites, Bud continued to encourage me and knew that God would turn this year around for us. Bud found out that Elkhart General Hospital was hiring and instantly filled out an application. After so many applications and years of prayer, it finally paid off and he landed an interview. A week after the interview, the phone call that we had been praying so hard for, finally came. This, is the light that we had been praying for. It was an instant weight off our shoulders, and it felt so great to finally breathe.
Shortly after God blessed Bud with his new job, God also blessed me with a part-time job that I can work around my crazy schedule. Although it has been 8 years since I have worked, (at all!!) and I am pretty nervous, it feels so good to know that, I will be helping take some stress off my husband. It's going to be a fun journey, working for a great friend and I am excited to start!
Too add to the new jobs that God has blessed us with, we finally have bought a dependable second vehicle. It felt so good to go and pay cash and not have to worry about a car payment! It's nice to know that, we no longer have to take the "Gracemobile" (we call it that, cause we honestly have to pray that it won't break down on our way to our destination!!) everywhere!
I now see, the light at the end of the tunnel and it feels so good! Thank you Jesus, for bringing us this far!
I am a Christian woman, who is learning daily what it means to be a Godly wife to a WONDERFUL husband and a mother to 3 BLESSINGS! I am learning from my mistakes and trusting God for my next step.
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