I'm Baaaaack!

Well, I hadn't planned to leave my fledging blog without post for a whole week! But, as homeschoolers especially know, life happens!

This week alone we have been unpacking the house (from the sale that fell through 3 days before our buyers close day, and 1 1/2 weeks before ours), having revival, handling job loss when the company that hired my husband 3 weeks ago decided they did not have enough work to keep him, trying to regroup after a less than stellar start to our school year (gee, I wonder why???? LOL), and handwashing ALL our families dishes since my dishwasher broke!!!! Of course, you would be amazed at the number of things that have broken around here lately! The trash compactor broke a few weeks back- though we were blessed this week to find one in excellent condition for super cheap on Craigslist. The backup battery in the alarm system has died, the flusher thingy on the toilet broke in half. Not long ago my husbands car wouldn't start (ahem, it was the electronic key tumbler for you automotive people out there!), the battery was bad and the starter was cracked. The tires on my van had to be replaced (thanks Dad!) and today, when Jeff was mowing the yard, he came in with yet another broken thing- this time from the lawnmower.
I am also short on some home items that we got rid of in preparation for the move (we're downsizing, or at least we were going to downsize!). Like bookshelves, and a swingset.....

It would be super easy, in situations like this, to be really frustrated and upset. But you know what? I am blessed beyond measure. Who am I to complain? This has been a tough time, really it has been a tough year. Beyond the things going on right now, we have suffered the loss of a family member recently and a miscarriage.

I heard a sermon once where the pastor preached on how, often when the Bible begins to retell something, it says "And it came to pass". This sermon focused on how things like this in life did not come to stay, they came to pass. I know this is true, the burdens and troubles that seem so common these days will not last forever. For now, I know that every need that I have has been met by an awesome God. Not always in my time, but alway on time.

As I work to slowly, but surely, handle all the things that have come about in our lives, I am amazed at how God is working in my life, even in the tough times. I do not relish struggles, but I trust that God will lead our family though them, and one day when telling our story we'll be able to say "It came and It passed".

I hope that if you are passing through struggles, you will also look up, and allow God to sustain you.