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I just realized this evening that the last time I posted a blog was almost 2 1/2 years ago when I was hired to work at the Ophthalmic Surgeons office that I no longer work for! Phew that was a mouthful. So here is an extremely brief update. 2009 was an absolutely horrible year no ifs ands or buts about it. In February we lost Brad's dad to a stroke and my mom had a very slight stroke as well in February. Brad was going to school full time, working full time, pastoring at a church and trying to manage a family. His stress level was very high. I was very stressed at my former job to the point of being diagnosed with IBS and travelling through various doctors offices to try and find some sort of treatment that would work. Ceilidh struggled for much of the year with recurrent fevers and stomach pain that to this day were never diagnosed. Noah continues to struggle with patching his eye but Ceilidh did well enough with it that she no longer has to wear one. Brad finished his placement with Facer in August and we re-joined First Baptist Thorold which was a true blessing. I was soon voted in as a member of the directors board there and I am also involved with Sunday morning worship once a month which is really cool. Due to ++ stress at my former job and a few other reasons I decided to quit and did so without the safety net of another job to go to. Because I was out of work Brad dropped out of school just until I could find a new job to help us financially. I searched for work for 4 months and was unemployed for 3 months. I finally was blessed to receive a full time job at a doctors office here in Niagara and I love, love, love it there. The work is terrifically stress free and I love my co-worker/supervisor Mina. Together we are M and M! Brad's status at the newspaper changes pretty much daily. Lots of cut backs and layoffs and job dissolution within SunMedia. It gets scarier every year. We have also seen lots of our family members and friends lose their jobs or be cut back etc during a very volitile and unstable recession this year. I have also noted a huge number of my friends getting divorced and each time I hear of such things my heart breaks a little more. Various family members and friends over the year have had lots of health problems and our prayer list seemed to grow leaps and bounds each and every day. But God is good and I trust in the Lord with all my heart. He continues to see me, my family and my friends through each and evey day whether they be good or bad. As long as I know He is with me (and I know He is) then I can continue to sleep at night and not fear. "because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship.And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children." Romans 8:14-16 After all tomorrow is another day and I have no idea what He has in store for me but I do know that I can trust Him to see me through it. And there is no point in complaining because no one really wants to hear it anyway and what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. I'm just praying that 2010 is a little better for everyone. Happy New Year and God bless you all. Mich