Yes, Jenn, I'm happy to report, we did make it to payday! The Lord has kept blessing us, and though we needed some over the counter medicine for Paulie during the week, we scrounged up enough money to get it. We did find out today that our cell phone company doesn't pro-rate bills. So we have to pay the full months bill this month, no matter when we turn off the cell phones. I was quite bummed about that, but we did have some money set aside to get a 'pay as you go' phone, and some OT on Paul's paycheck we weren't expecting, so we are only about $15.00 short. Not to bad, we'll take it out of grocery money, and we won't have any kind of cell phone after the 28th, unless the Lord blesses us with one, which He most certainly can do. I keep wanting to 'get ahead'. You know, not be so tight. Get a head a little, put some money away, just in case we need it before the next paycheck. But every time we get a little extra, something comes up, and it's used to pay a bill. The Lord had showed me something a few years back, and I think He's showing it to me again. That I need to be satisfied with "Just the Right Amount". I read it in Our Daily Bread Devotional, and it just 'hit' me back then. And the Lord is showing me the same thing now. I need to be satisfied with His amount, not mine. I am going to link to the devotional, because if I post it here, I'm worried I'll be breaking copyright laws. Please read it, as this post will make more sense if you do. Just the Right Amount.
I used to get so frustrated with having "just enough." Week after week, I'd be fretting because I had just enough, or maybe almost enough. That is crazy thinking when I think about it. Enough is enough, really. I happen to want just enough and a little extra, just in case. :-) But, like you, the Lord has shown me that enough is good enough. It wasn't until I came to that point of being content did I start to have a little extra once in awhile! (The Lord has a sense of humor, I am certain.) We even moved into this smaller, less expensive house to have some "breathing room." That was taken away when we had to figure out how to pay for Grace's surgery in May, which we will be paying for the next 2 years! Now we are back to just enough. Those few months of extra were fun! But I am OK. Extra things are going to come up and He is going to have to provide, if He thinks I need them.
Jenn
I needed that, especially today. A friend of mine gave me one of these devotionals. I pick it up (rarely) and read it a bit. Wow, what I have been missing. I will purpose from today on to pick it up more and apply what I am reading. Thanks so much for sharing.
Stacy
Wow. You were right; that was SO encouraging to me!! Thank you so much, JoAnn! And as I'm sitting here at my computer, I'm praying for you guys... I can't imagine making such changes and things being so much tighter. I love your perspective; you have blessed me. Thanks, friend.
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The Lord has kept blessing us, and though we needed some over the counter medicine for Paulie during the week, we scrounged up enough money to get it. We did find out today that our cell phone company doesn't pro-rate bills. So we have to pay the full months bill this month, no matter when we turn off the cell phones. 
I was quite bummed about that, but we did have some money set aside to get a 'pay as you go' phone, and some OT on Paul's paycheck we weren't expecting, so we are only about $15.00 short. Not to bad, we'll take it out of grocery money, and we won't have any kind of cell phone after the 28th, unless the Lord blesses us with one, which He most certainly can do. I keep wanting to 'get ahead'. You know, not be so tight. Get a head a little, put some money away, just in case we need it before the next paycheck. But every time we get a little extra, something comes up, and it's used to pay a bill. The Lord had showed me something a few years back, and I think He's showing it to me again. That I need to be satisfied with "Just the Right Amount". I read it in Our Daily Bread Devotional, and it just 'hit' me back then. And the Lord is showing me the same thing now. I need to be satisfied with His amount, not mine. I am going to link to the devotional, because if I post it here, I'm worried I'll be breaking copyright laws. Please read it, as this post will make more sense if you do. 
