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Archive for October 26th, 2009

When it rains it pours!

26 Oct

Last week is the best week we’ve had in a while financially.  Though we didn’t get any actual money, several things happened that kept us moving forward and feeling better about everything.  And today we got another bit of good news.  I feel like my patience and faith is finally being rewarded and I feel so very blessed.  For the past 16+ months, we’ve never once come up short.  Every time we needed cash for something, it appeared.  Every time we’ve needed something we couldn’t afford, it’s fallen into our laps.  And now, finally, it seems like things are turning around.

I’ve never thought you had to go to church to be a good person or a true Christian.  But when we made the decision to start attending church again something in our lives changed.  I still don’t think it makes me any better than someone who doesn’t but I think it’s changed my heart.  I’m trusting God and I know that He will provide one way or another.  It’s a big step forward for me in my spiritual journey and one that I needed desperately.

If you’ve been praying for us, don’t stop yet…but someday soon I hope we can say we’re out of the woods.

 

Motivation Monday — Baby’s Room

26 Oct

Last week was filled with good news.  The biggest was news that Wells Fargo is approving us for a workout package under the Home Affordable Modification Program.  We have to make 3 payments at a significantly reduced rate than what we previously had and if we can do that we should be approved for a permanent modification.  We’ve been trying to get approved for this for a long time, so this was a huge unexpected blessing.  I suspected we were coming close to foreclosure and I was really struggling with that.  We love our house and didn’t want to have to move!

Because our living siutuation has been so precarious, I haven’t put much time or effort into things around the house lately.  I’ve been completely unmotivated to even bother.  Now that it does look like we’ll be staying here, we’re expecting company at Christmas and it’s time to get everything back in shape.

This week my focus is Violet’s room, which doubles as the guest room.  I need to put up outgrown clothes, finish some decorating now that she’s actually sleeping in there, and get it ready for our Christmas guests.  I’m thinking 30 minutes a day should get the job done…I can’t imagine it will take any longer than that!