Issue #12: A Much Needed Rest

The last few weeks have been so stressful on my body, mind, and spirit. In fact, this last week I finally felt stretched to my limit and just broke.

I've talked a lot about our many blessings and how God has been there for us and I still hold true to that. But the uncertainty of how everything with the car will turn out and now about how to pay for my daughter's braces and upcoming trip is all weighing on me. It all comes down to faith, I know.

And then a couple of weeks ago we took in an unexpected house guest who turned out to be a very bad house guest. I really felt like he took us for granted from day 1. It became clear in the first week of his stay that he was a free-loader. Right off the bat, he lost his key to our house. He was costing us more than we had in food and supplies and never once compensated us when he said he would... and I don't necessarily mean compensation by way of actually paying us money... I mean like helping us around the house/yard. I was constantly cleaning up after him and when it came time to mow, he disappeared for 4 days. It was constantly stuff like that and I got tired of it really fast. I snapped and Mike had to tell his friend it was time to go... but for the record, we held up on our end of the deal. We told him from the beginning he had until the 1st and then he would have to go. But when the time came, Mike had to pretty much force him out.

So, here we are 3 days later. I have my house back and the locks are changed. I slept for 12 hours last night. It was a much needed rest. I feel like I could sleep even longer, truth be told.

I will be getting more info on the prognosis for our car sometime today. Pray for good news!