I have been getting up at 2 am lately.

Not everyday, but many.  I do try to go back to sleep for another 2 hours, but the all the thoughts of the near days events to be tended to flood my mind.

I lay quietly, concentrating on my breathing…

And on the inside I begin saying Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, repeating His name over and over.  Holy Holy Holy, Jesus…

Many times I fade back to sleep for the much needed 2 hours, and then others, I go ahead and get up and begin my day.  Perhaps I am being helped with my schedule that has changed so much in the past 5 weeks.

I was getting up around 5-ish, jumping on the computer and taking care of updates, emails, and the like.  I was so excited to begin The 30/30 Challenge and the Hang Out forum.  But then I started my part time job.

No, I did not make a typo.  I started a part time job and have been working it for 5 weeks now.  I am thankful to have something supplementing the loss of income I have developed over the last year from our economy sinking to an all time low.  My day starts at 4am to get ready and I am on the job no later than 5:30.  Some days I do begin I bit later, but that will change soon when golf season begins.  I took a job cleaning 2 of our local golf club houses and restaurants.  They are only two of the absolute best golf courses in America!  True Blue and Caledonia.

Yes times are tough for everyone!

Is this too cute!

I have had to face situations I really never thought I would have to, but here I am. And I am okay with it all.  On days that I have art work, faux or another paid job, I go to the PT job, then off to the main job.  The only problem I have found with that is that somewhere along the way I got much older and I didn’t receive the memo!

16 hr days are not as easy as they once were!  Never the less, you do what is necessary.

That also brings me to a class we will be taking starting this month.

Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University.

I have already implemented many of the things I have learned.  I am in training so to speak.  My plan?

OWE NO ONE NOTHING

I will be journaling the progress through this smarter way to steward money and you can join the conversation.  I would suggest you get familiar with the program.  I have already had great results with many of the situations I have had to handle recently.  Dealing with credit card companies, the mortgage company, pro rata plans and budgets.  I had already made the decision that I was leaning solely on God to help me through this time, be an example to others that we can choose to have a powerful over pitiful attitude through the process.  And if God brought us here, He will brings us through!  There is so much to learn and gain from an experience like this.  It’s definitely scary.  I would be lying if I told you anything different.  But with God, all things are possible!

And don’t think for a minute that I have this attitude at all times.  No, I have days that I want to give in and give up. Days when I think it would be better to stay in bed, and not do anything since nothing is happening anyway.  Days when if I have to have one more day like today I know I will just…

Then I turn my focus off myself and back to Jesus.  I know God, I know what His word says.  I know that He is in control and He has my best in His heart.  I am so thankful for today.  And then, I am back on the path, once again moving forward toward the goal.  It’s okay to have times that you don’t feel so tough!  Lean and rely on Him.  Rest in the shadow of the Almighty and allow Him to see you through.  Accept what is before you.  I like to look at it all as on the job training.  I know He has a wonderful plan for my life.  A plan that has to do with Him in every part of it and in order to do the job well and in His will, we must go to school, so to speak.  Or as I put it, we are already on the job, but always in training!

So, my challenges are:

To work through the financial tests that have presented themselves.

To rework my schedule in a healthy way.  Family time, work time, exercise time, meet you here time, create time, play time…

To be an inspiration.  In my women’s bible study I learn so very much.  One, as there are many, word that has stuck to me is this:

Are other people better for being around you, knowing you?  Are you infecting or affecting?

My prayer is that you will have patience with me as I work through this process and help to encourage others around you that you see are having difficulties.  What are you doing with what you have?

Lets join together.  God is in control.

God Bless You!

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