Gareth came home from work two weeks ago with the news that in order to avoid more lay-offs at work, every employee would be required to take a week of unpaid leave.
This was not immediate cause for celebration, in a year that has seen adoption and travel expenses, a summer that has seen us decide to put our youngest two in a private pre-school, a month that has seen Gareth's truck have trouble and a period of time when I am longing for a REAL vacation (aka not staying home and not counting visiting one or the other of the sets of parents as vacation).
But, God knew what we needed. After a week-end visiting family (where we did have lots of fun-pictures later), this week finds Gareth at home playing "Mommy" while I have the opportunity to work on lesson plans for this year's home schooling. I am already feeling so much more prepared for the year ahead and am grateful for God's provision of just what I needed in order to be ready for school to start, even if the answer to that prayer did come in an unexpected way.
Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Embrace My Life as a Living Sacrifice
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