Blessings

Things have been going pretty well for us. I think last time I wrote, I mentioned that I was going to put school on hold for a little while. That was a very difficult decision, especially since I seemed to really be on a roll. I was pretty proud of my grades & the accomplishments that I made, though I honestly feel that everything happens for a reason. Things were kind of up in the air as far as Scott's job went, and truthfully that hasn't changed. The lumber market isn't the greatest, but really what is. It sounds so cliche, but with the economy what it is, everything has begun trickling down to middle America AKA the Williams family. We are actually doing well. I haven't quite figured it just how, but our bills are paid & we aren't doing without what we need. We even have enough to get Ty his favorite things on occasion.
We're being faithful, paying our tithing and trusting that everything will turn out for the good. It seems that everyday my testimony of being a Tith payer gets stronger. I recently ran out of potatoes & since we live near a potato farm this is a bit unusual & if for some reason it happens, I just have Scott pick them up for me. Well, as the price of everything has begun to rise, so have those. I was thinking in the back of my mind that I needed to remind Scott that we needed potatoes. A few days later I was walking in our local supermarket. (I usually only buy what I absolutely need to since it the only store in the small town & prices are high) Anyhow, as I was walking through the produce area I noticed a HUGE box of red potatoes that was marked down to $4.99. Apparently the bag had ripped open & they needed to sell them. The perfectly good potatoes were marked down so low, it seemed as though they were giving them away. It must have been about 40-50 lbs of them! It seemed as though they had a neon sign over them that said ADJA HERE IS YOUR BLESSING! I know that this is probably a Corny little story to most people, but to me it proves that being faithful & at times frugal really pays off. I'm sure that our little family will have difficult times & easier times, but for now we're 'holding our own'. Perhaps if I had been over occupied with school & work, along with being a mom & a wife, I wouldn't have time to really find those type of "good buys" that seem to really help our family. Nor would I have time to really notice the true blessings that our family has. I am so grateful for these moments.