I have not been very diligent about posting! The greatest and latest news is the fact that Andy got a promotion at his work! Since his lay off 3 years ago we have truly struggled. God has been so faithful to us though! About 2 years ago, In addition to serving the Lord at church Andy got on at Target as a flow team member. Which means he worked 3 days a week from 4-9:30am. He did this for over a year. He liked working at Target, but I must admit that I was quite frustrated with only 15 hours a week. I made up for the rest with different job likes Petsitting, Babysitting, & working retail. Honestly, it was exhausting.
Then about 6 months ago Andy was promoted to Brand Specialist in the shoe department. It wasn't a pay raise, but it was a guaranteed 36 hours a week. Praise the Lord.. that was such a blessing!! As I began thinking about all the wonderful blessings that would come with steadier money I was quite surprised to find that we didn't have ANY extra money. I asked Andy about this to which he replied, "No you don't understand... we can pay our bills now." Well, while I'm thankful we then had the money to pay our bills.. I was disappointed. I was looking forward to Chickfila and bounce house playdates! lol
In October, I joined the Pampered Chef! It's been a total blessing for me! I love to cook and to be paid to cook is even better!! I also love meeting new people and that's always fun to me too!! Not to mention, I have gotten tons of free stuff just for being a consultant and meeting sales goals!! God has been really faithful through my new business and as long as the Lord so chooses.. I'm grateful for His blessings on my Pampered Chef. We now had some extra money... and while it's not a ton.. it has allowed for some playdates and we're working to pay off our credit card!
Then, we have been waiting for a month now as there has been talk at Target about promotions. Andy had done all the interviews and we had been waiting and waiting to see if he got the position. Praise the Lord, we found out that he did get the job!! Which comes with a pay raise! He is now a CTL which is a Consumables Team Leader. He is under direct management and over the Food & Perishables at Target. I'm so thankful for this, because he will know the good deals for food each week, ha! If you know me.. I coupon & love good food deals!
I'm all about sharing my struggles and being real. I think we need to be more real with others and less fake, because we are all in this world together.. we're all struggling through Life in one way or another. Life isn't easy and nothing is trustworthy, but I serve a God who is!! I give Him all the glory for the last 3 years when we didn't know how we would buy groceries and He provided. Or when Andy was laid off.. I was still in pain from my difficult c-section and couldn't go back to work yet and Elijah was only 4 months old and Lydia had just turned 2 years old. We didn't know where we would get money to buy diapers (both in diapers) or have health insurance. But God always provided for us. Times were tough and resources were low, but God was faithful and we never went without! I am so thankful for God's provisions and as I think about this year ahead I am excited to see God working in us. He has been blessing us in abundant ways and I am SO grateful!!
My back is healing (finally! hehe) and although I still have some pain, it is definitely not where I was at last year. Last year at this time I was nearly bedridden and could hardly walk from the severity of my injury. Now, I can walk a normal (slower) pace and am back to normal life. I have to be careful and not twist or walk too fast. Extra movements do cause more pain, but as long as I am cautious I am doing great!! I praise God for that!!
If you are struggling in life whether it's physically, emotionally, or fiscally... let me be an encouragement to you that our God is so faithful in ALL things and when you don't know how you will continue on... go to the Lord. He will carry you through!
Psalm 16:11 "You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your
right hand are pleasures forevermore."
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