What's new with you?

So, it's been a whole week since I last posted.  Around day 3 or 4 I start feeling guilty that I haven't written, but sometimes, life happens, ya know? Here's what's been going on around here.....

On Monday, a piece of equipment my hubby was using in this new business adventure broke.  It was the latest of several issues that have caused a payout of much needed money.  So, he spent the greater part of last week fixing a piece of crucial equipment.

On Tuesday, my parents came to visit on their brand new quad.  My girls had friends over, so they each had to drive it, of course.  My 2nd daughter was riding with her friend, who wasn't very experienced, and they missed turning back into our driveway.  She panicked because she couldn't remember how to stop and just tried to turn, which resulted in them rolling the quad over onto it's side.  Thank God, it didn't actually roll onto them.  We ran down to help them and found that they were both ok.  God is good!  My daughter was complaining that her thumb hurt, but it didn't really look swollen or anything, so we thought maybe it just got bent the wrong way or something.

The next morning (Wednesday), she got up and it was swollen huge and black and blue.  So, off to the ER we went.  They x-rayed it and confirmed that it was, indeed, broken.  They put her in a splint and told us to follow up with our family doctor.  I was thinking that there was nothing a family doc could do, so I called the ortho doc that they had been to previously.  They wanted to see her, so we ended up going to his office (about 45min away) and came home casted half way up her arm.  He wanted her thumb totally immobile.

On Thursday, I had my last wisdom tooth pulled.  I have had 3 pulled previously that were no big deal so I didn't expect this one to be either.  This last one was close to a nerve so I had to go to a specialist.  It ended up having a piece that was stuck, so they had to break it all apart.  I don't know if that was what caused the discomfort, but, WOW!!!!!  I am was/am so sore.  If I let my ibuprofen/tylenol wear off, I severely regret it.  I slept in the chair on Thursday night and lived with ice on my face for two days.  I am hoping that the worst is over and I'm on the mend, but I still don't dare let my meds wear off (I learned that the hard way last night when it woke me up in the middle of the night).

Friday, I did nothing!!!  Which, apparently, in my house means my kids have free reign to make disasterous messes, fight uncontrollably, be sassy (because my mouth hurt to bad to do anything about it), and just generally be animals.

Oh.....did I mention that during all this, my hubby was frantically trying to get equipment back running so he was leaving about 7:30 am and returning approximately 'dark-thirty'????

Whew, I am worn-out just writing about that.  HOWEVER, in the midst of it all......God is good.  We have seen his hand in all of our craziness last week.

• We have had several equipment issues, but always had just enough money to cover them.
• My daughter and her friend could've been severely hurt, but we were lucky enough to have only a broken thumb.
• We have health insurance to cover my daughter's ER/doc trips.
• We don't have a lot right now, but we have lights, a nice home, and food to eat.
• Throughout all of this stress of a new business forming, my hubby has been tired and worn out and gone way too much, but his demeanor has been amazing.  He's not letting his stress show and he always has time for me and the girls when he gets home.  He's thankful for all of the things that are going right and working through the trials with an amazingly good attitude.  I keep waiting for the snap, but he's been wonderfully cheerful.
• I'm thankful that my tooth was mostly in and it didn't require extensive surgery.  My recovery is worse than I expected, but I have seen the effects of mouth surgery and I am glad that I only have the issues I have.  Though sore, I can still eat, sleep (mostly :), and carry on with everyday life.  

In today's society, and in my life previously, I could have been so down and out right now.  I would've been yelling at my kids, fighting with my hubby, and begging God to give us some money or make things 'right'.  I have chosen to see the good in all things.  To praise God through the rain.  Sure, we are going through some tough patches, but it could be SO MUCH WORSE.   

"Lord, even in the midst of our petty struggles, I thank you.  I thank you for all the things that are good in my life.  I thank you for this opportunity of being employed by ourselves in the near future.  I thank you for the health of my family as a whole.  I thank you for all we've been given that we most definitely don't deserve.  I thank you for always making sure that we have just enough at just the right time. ~ Amen"



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