Kitchen Conundrum

Well. About one week after the last post. Things changed. We were still blessed, but in very different ways than I had anticipated. We were invited to go to an indoor water park in Wisconsin with some wonderful college friends, Tara and Nathan Prong. They blessed us richly. Our kids were in heaven.

Well on the way there, my tooth began to get sore. (I have a long history with bad teeth and root canals.) Well needless to say, by the time we got back, I couldn't wait any longer. I went to the dentist, and of course, I needed another root canal. Well, if you don't know, root canals are very expensive. We do not have dental insurance, and so we always have to rely on God to pay for them. In the past, our church has taken love offerings for us, we have done payment plans, and the tax stimulus last summer provided a ton of work on my mouth. Well wouldn't you know, God knew we were going to need the money, and the money set aside for the kitchen was more than enough. Well, thank goodness my tooth went bad, because the car also broke down, and we discovered that our house payment was going up by $160 a month. If we had spent the money on the kitchen, we would have had to go into another payment plan, and with the extra house payment , we wouldn't have been able to afford the extra monthly bill.

So again, after some tears and mourning over the loss of my earthly dream of a new kitchen, I was able to see that God is on his throne.

Habakkuk 2:20 (New International Version)

²⁰ But the LORD is in his holy temple;
let all the earth be silent before him."

Enough said!

God Rocks!!

O.K. So, when it rains it pours, right?!?! Well, I have learned that the saying also applies to blessings. We are blessed enough right now to be able to remodel (fix the broken, run down, and non-functional) kitchen. My brother-in-law is going to help with the installation and also works for a cabinet company and can get us the cabinets at cost. I am sooooo excited. I am now 33, and this is the first time I am going to be able to remodel anything more than painting the walls. I may even be able to get matching curtains!!!! On top of that, we have been budgeting to replace our water heater that is 21 years old. Well, we just found out that someone is replacing their 10 year old, perfectly good water heater, and we are the blessed receivers of this glorious machine. Now, we may be able to replace the carpeting in our basement, too!! Thank you, God, for taking care of my ever growing family. Thank you for ALWAYS providing.

UGGGHHH

So, I am supposed to be heading out to Florida tomorrow. My husband calls this morning to have me pick him up because the car has broken down. This not only costs money that I should be taking with me, but I am also supposed to take the car to the airport. I am sure that God will work it all out, but UGGGGGHHHHH.