If there was any doubt that God provides today has shown that He is watching out for us. I missed a whole week of work due to pneumonia and I don’t get sick time because I’m part time. I know that I made the choice to have a job like that, but in times like this it kind of stinks since it wasn’t like I was choosing not to work. I would have worked if I could, in fact I tried despite being so sick.
Today I received an opportunity to earn some extra money this week and Dean was asked to work overtime this Saturday for 8 hours. Since he makes more money than me, 1 of his overtime hours is about equal to 4 of my regular hours (and don’t get me started on that, I have the college degree – he doesn’t). If you do the math, with his overtime and my extra gig this week it will cover my lost hours almost exactly since I worked from home some last week. So with his overtime and the extra I’ll get later this week we will be able to meet our budget this month. All of that money won’t be in our bank right when we need it, but it will be easier to budget and set aside paying certain things knowing that the money will be there on Dean’s next paycheck. I tried not to stress about the financial loss due to this illness, but it was going to be an issue soon.
Add in how much of a blessing it has been that Dean lost his job a few months ago and it’s mind-boggling. Due to our lack of income during that time, the kids qualified for free lunch and breakfast. It was humbling, but has been a huge blessing. As we tried to play catch up on all our bills it freed up money in our grocery budget. Also, we have two health insurances now so we literally have had $0 out of pocket for all of my medicines and dr visits which would have been very expensive. The one insurance is covering the deductibles and out of pocket for Dean’s expensive new insurance so its been amazing.
As I start to feel better, its definitely easier to have a positive mindset. Sorry for that week of constant whining, but seriously, who gets laryngitis, the flu, and pneumonia?!? I wouldn’t have wished any of this on us or anyone else, but sometimes God has a bigger plan than we can see. Just had to share to encourage anyone who might be going through a tough time. Hang in there, things are bound to turn around eventually. I’ve learned over and over again, at the other side of any struggle there’s usually a reward that you would have never imagined. Counting my blessings today. What are you grateful for today?
