God's Ways are Higher Than Ours

Jared lost his job a couple months ago - a scary bit of news for us since I had just moved into an apartment, we had recently taken out a loan for a new(er) car for him, he was already making payments on a loan for school, we had insurance to pay for both cars, gas money, and whatever other needs there may be. Although we're not married yet or living together, we had/have been pooling our funds to help things progress more quickly. We thought it would be impossible for everything to get paid with only my income.

God has shown us otherwise! Since Jared has been without work (yes, he has a job now - he starts on the 9th of June), we have sold our first car, sold Jared's old laptop, sold some HID headlights, sold an ipod, and maybe a couple other things. Not only have all of the bills been paid on time and all other needs been covered, we've ended up having "extra money" for dates and such!

I got my 2nd electric bill in the mail today, and quickly ripped open the envelope to find out the news. My first bill was significantly lower than we'd imagined it would be ($61 for a month - and that includes heat), so I wasn't too incredibly concerned about this one. This bill was $31.90!!! - Basically cut in half!! God is so good! Truly, His ways are higher than ours.

The Adventures of Childcare

I have the best job in the whole wide world, in my opinion. Every day I get to go to work and play with 2 and 3 year olds! It is an absolute blast! I am sincerely grateful for the opportunity I have to work with these amazing little kids. Am I a babysitter? Absolutely not. Working in childcare is so underrated. Sure, we watch kids while their parents are working, but it's so much more than that! I get to teach, to instill good habits, to lead by example, to form great relationships, to explore, to "doctor", to nurture, to learn new things, to potty train, but most important: to love and show God's love as best I can.

Along with all of the great things we do in a day come some pretty crazy adventures - For example, yesterday, I picked up a baby, and two seconds later his puke was running down my arm. Today I led one of my boys into the bathroom during a fit of rage/sleep interruption (nap time was over), got his pants down, and then got my leg "pottied" on.

Nevertheless, working with kids is the absolute best thing I can imagine.

I am so thankful God led me into childcare work!