A pensive Rebeca in her favorite outfit |
I'm thankful that this week we have enough to pay the electric, water and phone bills. We'll get meat, fresh produce and milk, and tonight I picked up laundry soap and a few other essentials (under $25). But the list of things we're needing is longer than the list of what can be purchased with funds available at the time of this writing. So I thank the Lord that He has a plan, although I can't help but hope it will happen yet this week. If not, then I have to believe His Grace is sufficient to get us through.
The hardest part of this is answering the girls. Teaching Rebeca to tell God that she needs more blouses and appropriate shoes for church meetings. Dealing with kids who want pears, peaches, and pizza, all outside current means. Avoiding outings or visiting to save gasoline.
I keep telling Chuy (and myself) that providing "the best" doesn't usually produce thankful kids who know the value of a dollar...or a peso. That character is worth a lot more than fulfilling wishes. That learning to look to God at an early age will serve them the rest of their lives.
It's getting close to midnight, this Sunday evening, and the squeeze on my heart seems to be squeezing out logical thought. I'm hopeful that in a few days this post will have an inspiring sequel, to the Glory of the One Who makes it all worthwhile. I pray you are blessed this week with Grace for all your challenges. Greater is He that is within, than he that is in the world.
P.S. Monday morning: Chuy went to pay the electric bill and discovered we owed 30% less than the e-mail reminder said! Praise God for an eased burden!
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