I may need to change the name of my blog from "Living By Faith" to "Busy at Work" as my playtime while I am at the bakery has been cut short since our SIL left the bakery (he worked with us for over 11 yrs.) to work in an accounting firm.While working with us, he wore several different hats and with only one hat to wear now, I'll bet he enjoys his new job. The beauty of his leaving us is that we still have him as our SIL, so it's not like the end of a relationship. More like the beginning of building stronger family bonds. Can you imagine working for your inlaws? It couldn't have been easy for him, but that's water over the proverbial bridge.
His changing jobs now couldn't have come at a better time for me personally. This past winter and spring have been filled with trips to visit my ailing parents and I barely worked 30 hours with all of their emergencies, appointments, moves, and visits. Some weeks I only worked two or three days. Now that they are settled in the nursing home, and seem to be stable healthwise (knock on wood), I plan to visit them once a week on Fridays.
At least that's the plan. Since we mortals aren't really in control of our destinys, it's best to start each new day by asking our Lord for His mercies and blessings, then move about the day with a "plan," subject to change at any given time. I am just greatful for each day's portion alloted me. Each morning I thank God for the coming day, whatever it brings. And, going through some days can feel like walking in minefields, but God is with me even on those days.
Back to the bakery, we were promised a large loan from a customer who didn't want us to close our bakery doors this past month. We soared with this news! But, of course our customer's parent company had a different idea and no monies are coming to fill our coffers. DH has swung into mega power drive (he's our Super Hero) squeezing worn out "lemons" into lemonaide. His days are FULL and he comes home tired, sleeping in his chair during his favorite TV shows. A biproduct of this is that he is also losing weight.
Along with looking under every rock for an opportunity, he also has turned to the Lord. Can we say a BIG, "Hallelujah?" We have attended church together for the past two Sundays and he has his own private sessions with God now too. Dh realizes that he can't do this by himself, that he needs a Higher Power. I have prayed that he would give this burden to the Lord and it took his facing the eleventh hour of our bakery to make it happen.
We've all been there. At least I know from past life experiences I have strayed away from the Father but returned during a crisis, realizing I couldn't do it alone. I recently made a vow to God. I know that one shouldn't make vows with God unless we intend to keep them, so this is the first one in a long time. I vowed to love Him forever, to put Him before everyone else in my life. He is first. I'm so content with this vow.
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