My Journey Toward A Trusting Heart

FREE Stuff

Well, a few things have happened since I wrote last week...amazing how things can change in a couple days...

Last Friday, March 28, Mark was 'let go' from the company he's worked for only 7 mos. We were not shocked nor were we surprised...its something we had a feeling could come down the pike anytime. We just never realized 'anytime' would be NOW.

We are calm and at peace...we know the Lord gives and the Lord takes away -- and we will trust Him.

So, about the FREE STUFF...Saturday morning, I was awake early and redeemed the time in my favorite rocking chair, praying...I told the Lord that if I was concerned about anything, it was our health insurance.

Colton's hemophilia is a complicated thing, and it is VERY expensive to manage. Good insurance coverage is CRITICAL to our family. OF COURSE we know God is our source, but we also know there are good policies and bad ones. We'd prefer the former...

So, I just prayed He would just work it all out.

Well, come to find out, Mark gets this ax-call on Friday night at 6pm; we learn today that our insurance is done TODAY. Hardly fair or reasonable...so he is appealing to their sense of good-will, asking them to keep us covered for April.

Anyway, TODAY in my prayer time I felt compelled to pray for FREE STUFF. You know...like free pizza, haircuts, groceries, whatever...just freebies from here and there. I didn't put a $ amount on it, but left that part to the Lord...

Because the factor for Colton is soooooooooooooooooo expensive (about $800 per dose! -- and we order 4-6 wks at a time...all covered by insurance.

Well with the startling news that our insurance was done today, Mark put in a call to our liason at Rush University med center in Chicago, to see if there was a chance we could get in another factor/supplies order today; he told Heather about our 'situation'...she felt we could get another order placed w/ no problem.

Mark got a call a while later from another Doctor, connected to Rush, and long story short...they are providing 4 months of factor for NOTHING!! This is about the biggest FREEBIE I could have ever prayed in..and it never even crossed my mind!   (they will take whatever the insurance will pay..with no cost to us regardless).

GOD IS GOOD...and we are in His care, every minute, for every THING...pizza or factor!

We do not know what the future holds...we will simply trust all that to God, but we truly feel blessed. We feel anticipation for good things, and maybe even the best yet!

Keep your eyes on my blog...Mark has made many calls today to friends across the country, in a variety of fields. He's trying to keep connected to others who may just hold the map to what's next. You just never know!

We are blessed...and I know there are great days ahead!

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2:33 PM, Apr. 1, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

Kim,
Sorry to hear about Mark's job. There never is a good time for that to happen - at least in our timing. I have been reflecting lately on God's faithfulness and the countless times He has shown his faithfulness and favor in my life. I have been singing "Great is thy Faithfulness" to Ava - she loves it! So sing along with me.
I'll be praying for employment and good health benefits!

Leigh Ann