Been in Prayer....God is GOOD!

Ok...I can not even explain to you how humbled I am...and how good God has been! It's been a tough year already, since the summer when Dee was out of work for 4 months. But God showed up and took care of us in a mighty way. Since then, the Army has been a blessing in some ways (by giving Dee a job on the base) but has been very stressful in many ways(changing plans every time the wind blows and not paying him on time). The pay situation has really put us in a difficult place the past two months. Being out of work for 4 months this summer put us behind on many bills but we were working on getting them all caught up. We were scheduled to make a house payment to get caught up last month, then we didn't get paid...so this month, we had to make two house payments, and a car payment and other payments...thinking we'd get a check on the 15th. Well, the 15th came and went and then we thought we'd get paid on the 20th...nope. But we are finally getting paid on the 25th. BUT because of the unit not submitting the orders on time, we had to cancel our vacation to Savannah and our attendance to Dee's college reunion. Our house phone has been turned off for over a month because of the pay....and planned on paying it on the 15th. As of the 19th, if it wasn't paid, I'd lose the number that I've had for 20 years. Then I find out they are moving Dee to work with another unit over in Afghanistan, so he won't know many people and I will know none of the wives. So to say the least, we've been stressed. It's humbling to be brought down to the basics, with no money! WOW!
Last night, I mentioned to a friend that works for Delta..about a Buddy Pass. Instantly he said, "Sure...no problem!" So now I can go visit Dee in Indiana before he deploys! Then my son decided to pay my phone bill so we could keep phone number....and I'll pay him back 1/2. Then Dee's college friend was so upset that he wasn't coming to the reunion, that he figured out a place for us to stay free! So we are headed to South Georgia after all. The Savannah trip is cancelled (nice hotel and indoor pool....lots to do in Savannah with family) but that's OK. We'll still be together as a family and enjoying Dee's college friends. THEN this week, I recieved an anonyomous letter in the mail from someone in my Sunday School class, and within was a Money Order with a large Love Offering! This was a true blessing to us! We can now pay a few bills and have gas money to travel this weekend.

What can I say? I don't know how people survive the rough spots without GOD! And without a wonderful church family to support them. I am so blessed to have wonderful friends and family that surround us in prayer and love. God is GOOD!

AND I can see Dee's check posted on the Army site and I know for sure we'll be paid on the 25th! YEAH! What a tough spot it's been but we've remained faithful and in prayer and it's all working out!