Light At The End of the Tunnel

We can see the light at the end of the tunnel. It is growing closer and with that, the weight on my shoulders is easing a bit. Daniel has been doing some work in Ronoake over the last month which means there will be some money coming in in December. This means we will be able to catch up on a couple of bills and we will be able to actually buy some presents for our kids. Phew!

Today, he finally got the final word from the Bloomington, IL job. He starts on Monday! I am breathing a big sigh of relief today. This is the poorest we have been in a long, long time and it was getting scarier by the day. And my stress level was increasing hourly. Now I can breath a soft sigh of relief....

I know that Christmas is about way more important things than presents, but I like giving presents to my children and my family members and my close friends. The thought of not being able to do that and being unable to participate in other things that we normally do (like the angel tree) has been tough.

God has been gracious though. We have been able to keep on top of most of our bills through 6 months of very little money coming in. And while we are starting to reach critical mass now (you know...the kids need new winter clothes cause they have grown since last year and I am running out of household cleaners), we made it! A couple of more weeks and we should have some money show up in the mail and then it will be downhill from there (for awhile, anyway!)

Praises to God for the many answers to prayer.