My annual re-start
I know I don’t keep up with this on a regular basis and I’m not even going to promise to try this time.
This new year started off with a bang for our family: Tim and I both contracted the flu and it is taking a bit of time to completely get over it, and this past week Tim was laid off from his job. Pretty scary, right?
Not really. We’ve been here before under worse circumstances. A few years ago, he was laid off from a job that hadn’t even been making payroll for a few months. Then, it was difficult finding a new job in the area, so we had to relocate. In short, over a period of 6 months: there was no income, we relocated, our oldest came down with pneumonia, Thanksgiving, started new jobs (each of us) that didn’t pay until 6 weeks after starting. At the time of relocating, we had no funds left - period.
Now? This time? We have been saving and making better financial decisions over the past 3 years and this allows us a little freedom to not worry so much about this most recent “set-back”. As well, I believe that Tim and I, and our boys have grown in faith over the past few years. And while we must do our part and be responsible in taking the right steps to take care of our family, we also know that as long as we do what we need to, everything will be alright.
It’s nice to have the freedom that faith brings.
