Surviving
Why is it when fall/winter hits, you go from a summer of possibilities to a surplus of responsibilities??
It's not like we've lazy about writing posts for our blog. We've just been so slammed with everything the universe is trying to throw at us, that we've barely been able to function... but in a good way. I know what you must be thinking. That sentence sounds absolutely crazy. Well.. it is. We're exhausted on every level that you can possibly think of, with still a million things that we're still trying to get done, and yet we're positive. Why? Because God provides. God provides what we NEED, not what we want. Sometimes what we need and want are the same thing, but a lot of the time it's not. Always times like this I think of the book of Job. Tried on every level and yet he remains faithful. That doesn't mean what he went through was easy or quick. It means that even when he had no answers, no energy, and no support, he was still faithful. He never let his circumstances define who he was going to praise.
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December 16,2017
^That's the blog I tried to start writing two weeks ago, and I still couldn't finish it. We try to write something once a week, but life happens. I even considered making a video because at least I could get that done quickly... But then I remember that I haven't been able to have an uninterrupted conversation on the phone since February 1, 2014. So let's try to recap while I have a moment (I locked the door to the office so it should help) and enlighten you to the past month and a half with the McCall clan.
Two weeks ago, our car broke down... very expensive to fix. A week ago, our tire popped while Chris was driving on a Saturday night (so no car until Monday afternoon). A few weeks ago, we found out that Chris' dad has stage 4 bladder cancer after being told a month before that he was cancer free. Yesterday, Chris' brother in law hit a train (yes, you read that correctly) and is in the hospital. Micah's insurance that will help him to continue the therapy that he needs is going to cost us $750 a month. I had a viral infection a couple weeks ago that kept me from working for a week because of the medicine I had to take.
BUT
The previous day my stepdad had given us a Christmas check that covered exactly what we needed to fix our car (no such thing as coincidence, only God's timing). Our popped tire was under warranty and was no charge to us. Chris' dad has an unfailing faith in our Saviour, regardless if we have him for the next 30 years or not. Jason (bro in-law), has walked away(with a brace) from his wreck which if you see the pictures you wouldn't think that he should have. We have flexible enough jobs that we can work what we need to, to make sure our son has what he needs for therapy; Micah even gave me kisses for the first time on December 11, 2017! I'm feeling better and I have an amazing husband that goes above and beyond for his family and making sure that we are taken care of, and because we also work for the same company, Chris is also able to help build on the relationships I am making at work.
We may not have a lot, and we've long accepted that we probably won't. But that's okay, because God gives us what we need. He continually provides for us. We may not have an Ikea-styled life, but we don't need that. We have Him, and that's all we'll ever need. So now enjoy some pictures of the McCall clan below, because I can hear the smaller part of the clan going crazy.
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