Today is one of those days where being single has been lonely and hard. Now I know that marriage can be hard work too, but being single can have its moments also. It all started with yard work woes. I live in a very picky HOA when it comes to yard work and I will also be the first to admit that yard work is not a strength of mine nor an enjoyable hobby. My lawnmowers, yes 2, wouldn't work. This resulted with me in tears and frustration. Unfortunately, most of the time when this happens, I begin to feel that if I had a husband, maybe the situation just wouldn't be so bad. I would have someone to help me figure out what might be wrong with the mower, and someone to go to Lowe's with me to help make a great decision on a new one. And let's be honest, if I had a husband, I might not even be the one mowing the lawn! That's a lot of emotion over trying to mow the lawn, right?
While contentment with my singleness and trusting God's plan for my life is an on-going thing, here are a few petty things I list in my head to make me feel a little better:
1. I get to hold the remote and watch what I want when I want.
2. I can make a meal and have it last me for 3 days - and I make what I want.
3. I can plan my day and week without needing to check with someone else.
4. My coffee and peanut butter supply is tampered by no one but me.
Sadly, the list stopped there today and I kept crying. However, I now have a green, mowed and nicely trimmed yard and I figured out the mower issue myself. And as I continue this day trying to move farther from the emotional edge, I pray that God will use me in this and I continue to grow in my faith.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Seeing God's Faithfulness
There have been many times where I wonder how God will work in my life and where His path will take me. I also wonder about that in my family's lives as well. As many of you can relate to, it is always easier to see God's plan and purpose in someone else's life and yet so difficult to see it in the midst of our own craziness and walk. The past three years have been that for me and my family. Probably, like many of you, I feel the burden of what my family is going through and often take on the stress that they feel. I think any close-knit, loving family goes through this.
Three years ago this December, my dad was laid off from Micron. It was a hard blow for someone who worked for the company for 22 years and unemployment became a rut that was hard to get out of. My dad fell into the category of "not old enough to retire but too old to hire". Catchy huh? I should sell it to Obama as some type of slogan. Anyway, it was hard. My parents have worked hard to make-do with my mom's income, but it was difficult and the sacrifice of many things came with it. My mom's faith through the past three years have been such an encouragement and testimony to me. She has not wavered, always trusting that God will provide in the short and long term. Today, God was faithful and my dad is now employed as a contractor for a company, whose name I cannot remember. The irony? This company is building out at Micron, so my dad will drive to work out there for the next two years just as he did for the previous 22. Praise God for His timing and provision!
On a smaller scale of God's faithfulness, I will be able to help my family move my grandma into her new assisted living place here in Boise this week. I was bogged down with a meeting and a schedule that just didn't seem like I would be able to help at all. This left me in tears yesterday and feeling completely overwhelmed. The blessing? I had an email waiting for me this morning saying the meeting has been changed to next week! I can now help with the moving process!
Isn't it amazing to see God's faithfulness in the big and small?
"For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations." Psalm 100:5
Three years ago this December, my dad was laid off from Micron. It was a hard blow for someone who worked for the company for 22 years and unemployment became a rut that was hard to get out of. My dad fell into the category of "not old enough to retire but too old to hire". Catchy huh? I should sell it to Obama as some type of slogan. Anyway, it was hard. My parents have worked hard to make-do with my mom's income, but it was difficult and the sacrifice of many things came with it. My mom's faith through the past three years have been such an encouragement and testimony to me. She has not wavered, always trusting that God will provide in the short and long term. Today, God was faithful and my dad is now employed as a contractor for a company, whose name I cannot remember. The irony? This company is building out at Micron, so my dad will drive to work out there for the next two years just as he did for the previous 22. Praise God for His timing and provision!
On a smaller scale of God's faithfulness, I will be able to help my family move my grandma into her new assisted living place here in Boise this week. I was bogged down with a meeting and a schedule that just didn't seem like I would be able to help at all. This left me in tears yesterday and feeling completely overwhelmed. The blessing? I had an email waiting for me this morning saying the meeting has been changed to next week! I can now help with the moving process!
Isn't it amazing to see God's faithfulness in the big and small?
"For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations." Psalm 100:5
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