Always Something

As I'm sure anyone reading this blog (if any such person exists) knows, I am a student and working full-time just to make ends meet.  Luckily for me, my wonderful husband works several jobs so that we can continue to live our normal life, but I must admit that things still get a little tight.  Recently, we were doing so well with keeping our finances under control, but lately it seems like we just can't catch a break.  We both went to the dentist for a routine cleaning after what I'm sure was entirely too long and come to find out, we both have cavities that need filling (hence the reason you don't wait so long).  We finally took a well-deserved vacation to the beach and when we returned home and tried to mow the yard following a week of rain, the mower locked down and we had to drop a couple hundred dollars on a new mower.

My phone needed replacing, school tuition needed paying, and then there were those fillings we would need to be paying for.  It seems like just when we get in a good place things just seem to add up.  We can't seem to get ahead without there always being something else that needs paying for.  I understand that we aren't doing too bad at all for the position we are in and for our age and newlywed status, but it is often quite frustrating to have to keep such a tight budget.

Good news is that I am getting ready to start a new job and even though it is still not my ideal job (because I have to get out of school first for that), I am getting a slight pay increase and will only be working three days a week instead of five.  I guess now all we can do is pray and put all of the trials in our lives in God's hands.  Lately, I find that I praying more and more for financial stability and for God's plan to be fulfilled as far as my education goes.  I am trying to transfer to a different nursing program that will allow me to get my BSN more quickly.  We shall see I reckon.  I have given this and our finances up to the Lord and I will probably have to do this repeatedly, but I will continue to turn these over to Him until I see what happens.

More to follow!