HOW RUDE!!!

Let me just tell you how rude people can be.

I was at the grocery store today and had my usual fountain drink in hand while I was pushing Collin in the "green monster" shopping cart. (If you have ever used the green shopping carts at Publix, you know they are impossible to maneuver, at least for me they are, but I get them to emtertain Collin!) I was at the produce section and my drink spilled onto the floor. Being that I was in an upper-end grocery store, I thought, "don't worry, I am sure someone will tell the employees or they will come help." Let's face it, there are different groups of people that GENERALLY shop in certain stores. I shop everywhere from Goodwill to Belk, so I am in no way trying to bad mouth any stores or anyone, but you know what I am trying to say. Well, you should know 10 customers (YES 10!!!!!!) walked right past me, one literally stepped over the spill and me!!!!!!!!! When the drink spilled, there were 5 PEOPLE STANDING AROUND just looking at me frantically trying to find something the clean the spill. NEVER ONCE DID ANYONE OFFER TO HELP!!!! After running back and forth to get paper napkins from the fountain drink station, someone FINALLY told an employee that there was a spill.

I am so disappointed with all those people that just looked and walked on by and even stepped over me! Have we come so far in society that we can't stop for 30 seconds and help someone out. I had by child with me!!! You would think that the grandmothers & mothers that walked past would have had pity and would have grabbed some napkins or told an employee. I have, on several occasions, stopped in my very busy shopping trip, running late for the next errand, stopped and at least told the person, "I will get an employee to come and help" or have actually helped them myself. Am I in the minority?? Are people really that rude and out of touch with others. Doesn't anyone have empathy anymore????????????

Pool's Open!

Collin LOVES his splash pad! Here are some pics.

God is good!

God is Good!!! GOD IS GOOD!!!!
I can't say it enough. We are so blessed! It's been 7 weeks since Todd lost his job and God has been faithful everyday. In Matthew 6:25-34 He promises to take care of every need. "Don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things." Everyone says, "God will take care of you," "Don't worry," "You'll be fine." But how many of us 100%, honestly believe that. We are doubters and do not trust inGod like we need to. I certainly will admit to not trusting like I should, and not believing in His abilities. At this point in our lives, God is still working on our patience and our faith. I still catch my self saying, "Okay, God, what about this time. Can you take care of this? I know it's a big task, so I will understand if you can't." WHY can't I just accept that God is bigger than this!! God has placed us in a perfect situation to listen and grow in Him. He is in control of everything going on.

Todd has still not got a call about a job, yet, but we are still hopeful and still looking. His interviews have been great, he just wishes he didn't have to go to another one. Dressing for an interview in 95 degree weather is NOT fun!

Thank you for your prayers. Please continue to pray for us.

Blessings!

Still searching...

This has been the longest 2 1/2 weeks!

We are still without a job, but Todd has been trying to get something quick. A few good things have happened, recently. Todd's job did pay him for the full week he worked when he was laid off. We never thought we would see that weeks pay. It was very nice to get that deposit in our account! We are still keeping hopeful and trying to be patient, but it so hard. Todd and I are getting anxious for this to be the job search end. I have to keep reminding myself that it has only been a little over 2 weeks and God is completely taking care of all our needs, like he promises.

More good news, Todd has a 2nd, more in depth interview with a company this Friday around 12:30. His first interview with them was a telephone interview, and this one will be in person. Please keep him on your hearts & minds during that time. It would be great if he got that job because they are in Lavergne! NO more Nashville commute (hopefully)!!

If you would, please continue to pray for our situation. We can see a slight glimmer of light at the end of a very long and narrow tunnel, but there is light.

God bless!

Thank you!

I want to thank everyone for your prayers and thoughts for us during the past week. We are blessed to have so many friends & family behind us praying for our situation.

Todd has a few interviews set up for this week, and he is working on scheduling more. We are shocked that he already has interviews and it has only been a week! What a HUGE blessing!

I will continue to keep you up to date on what is going on. Again, thank you so much. We have felt every prayer.

Our fear realized...

(Another long one...)

If you read the previous post you kinda know what has been going on in our lives. Well, it happened Thursday, Todd no longer has a job, nor will he be receiving a paycheck for his work last week. He is trying to get as many resumes out as he possibly can. The upside is, he hasn't touched but 1/2 of his list of possible jobs. Usually, it is a pretty short list of contacts, but this time the list keeps growing, thanks to the people in our lives!

I am still really nervous and not sure of things to come in the very near future. Bills come due and there is no more income from his job. I am very excited as to where he will be working. I want him to be happy at the new job. I didn't realize until he mentioned it the other night, but he had been at his current job for 8 years. Of those 8 years, he has liked his job approximately 3 months (accumulative!). I hope and pray that we will be blessed with a job that he enjoys going to and will benefit our family. (Side note: I have never once been able to be added to his insurance since we have been married; the Premiums were 2x higher than me on a individual plan. Since Collin was born, he has been on my insurance because it was cheaper, still. The insurance we did have was AWFUL! It didn't pay hardly anything out to cover well visits or other services like shots. I loathed writing the check every month to the ins. company because I knew we would never get it back. We were just throwing our money away!) All that being said, I am really hoping for great benefits, too!

We are still in desperate need of prayer. Since we have no income coming in, we are pulling savings and a few other resources to pay bills. Pray that this will keep our heads above the rushing waters until he gets his new job. Please pray for our strength and patience during this time. When things like this happen, you want it resolved yesterday. We will need every bit of patience we have to get through this. Please pray for us as a family. I don't want the stress of this situation to overcome our relationships with one another. Satan is trying to weasel his way in, and I don't want him to gain an inch. God is in control. He knows our situation and he knows the outcome.

I was at the store yesterday grocery shopping. My mom, bless her heart (& sore back), met up with me to help me out with the bill. I was standing talking to a friend I had happened to run into, and a random stranger walked past. She was going through her coupons and walked up to me and handed me a $5 coupon off my total grocery bill! That might not sound like much to you, and it normally wouldn't to me, but that was very meaningful to me in that moment. Little did she know she had just "blessed the socks off of me"! In that moment God said, "See, I am taking care of you! Don't worry." It is so hard in the good times to listen to God and pay attention to His blessings. It is in the hard times you stop and realize he is walking right beside you and holding your hand the entire ride. That $5, by no means, covered my grocery bill, but that moment was the best encouragement anyone could have given me at this point in our lives.

Moral of the story: Bless others! You NEVER know how much someone needs a blessing.

I am sorry for the long posts lately, but there is a lot I have had on my heart!

Please pray!

(This is a LONG post)

For those of you in our small group at church, you know the situation we are going through, but I will explain it to the rest of you.

Friday night after dinner, I found out from Todd that his company is going through some major financial issues. So serious, that they might not be making payroll for the employees. This would include us! I am panicked, but Todd seems to be taking it well, which is rare. Usually, he tends to stress about these things and I tend to be calm. We have struggled this past year on and off. The difference now is, we don't know if we will be getting a check every other week.

We are Christ followers and believe that God WILL take care of us and provide for us, but it is so hard to keep thinking positively when the numbers DO NOT work out. If you don't have the money, you don't have the money. I am really struggling with trusting Him and how this is going to work out. I am terrified as to what will happen between now and the conclusion of this not so fun trial.

I said all this to beg for your prayers! Todd really needs a better job/career change. We are in desperate need to be in a more stable job environment. Todd & I both need prayer in trusting God and what changes he is making on our lives. We are being tested in our faith. It seems as though Satan has stepped into our home a few too many times this year trying to crush us. My stability is in my home and family. Satan knows that if he disrupts that, our faith will be tested and we will doubt God and His power.

I am not perfect. I do doubt God's power, but He always takes care of us and we end up stronger than we were before the trial. I have been praying for a while for my faith to be stronger, to become closer to God, and to trust Him more. Well, I got my wish! We are having to trust God more than we have in a long time.

We would really appreciate your prayers. Please pray for our situation and for our faith in God's power over it.