Falling apart

It seems like things are falling apart over here....well, maybe not completely, but when one is a single parent for a time being, everything seems to be worse than it really is.

Bill's car needed a smog - should be an easy thing to do, right? So we got it to the shop on Thursdays. But nope. His car failed! And the repairs are pricey -- the spark plugs are shot as well as the catalytic converter (I don't even know what that does!!). So instead of it being a $50 (or so) smog job, we are looking at several hundred dollars for a repair job.

And then I went to take out my kitchen recycle on Sunday morning, and I noticed some water underneath the bin. Strange since I don't throw anything in that is wet. So I wiped it up, but decided to check under something else. More water. And I moved something else - more water. Oh dear. I took everything out from under the sink and found lots of wet spots. Discovered the leak when I turned on the garbage disposal....of course, we are no longer under warranty for that. Those disposals only have a warranty for 2 years and this one lasted for 4 1/2 years. And of course, the price of the EXACT SAME disposal has gone up 30% in 4 1/2 years! How can that be?!?! Our income has not gone up by 30%!!!

My kids have runny noses and coughs.
I'm not feeling 100% either.
I have a huge dental bill to pay over the next few months.
One of my students is a total flake and I am going to have to drop her even though I don't want to.
My husband won't be home for Thanksgiving.
The boys are missing their daddy.

Now that I have complained (and bless you for reading it!), I realize that none of the above things are life threatening. We do not have cancer. We are not being evicted from our house. We are not going to jail. We are not destitute.

Really, when I think about it, we are very blessed -- we have a cozy house that allows for the boys to play in a good size backyard in a safe neighborhood only a few blocks from our incredibly wonderful and supportive church. My family is all within 30 minutes of us -- and they are the best we could ever ask for. Bill is able to work with the Army to pay our bills. I have a teaching job that I enjoy 99% of the time. We are fairly healthy. We have an out of this world retirement plan -- an eternity with our Lord and Saviour.

What more can I ask for?

Thank you God that you have a plan...even when we complain, you are in charge, and you will help us through the "falling apart" moments of our lives. Amen.