God Provides!

Wow! What an amazing past two weeks I have had...really just the end of this past week, specifically Friday. However, during the past two weeks I have been really at peace with my life. Even though in the past two weeks I never had any sub jobs. I would check online at night, I would wake up early (not on purpose) to check online in the AM and nothing. I would end up waking up at 9AM or later and realize that the sub system had not called me for that day. I would always be happy, but at the same time frustrated because I need the money and I would ask God, "What in the heck, why am I not working today, you know I need the money!" But then after that throughout the day I would just thank God for the time to get things done that I have been needing to catch up on etc.

So just this past week I was telling a friend on Thursday night that my week has been great and that I had been soooooo peaceful and not understanding it. Obviously this is the peace that passes all understanding that the Lord had put in me. I was thinking to myself, "I should be frustrated, I should be sad, worried, whatever because I am not making extra money since I haven't had any sub jobs" but the peace just continued and I wasn't any of those things I listed above. Okay, frustrated at times, absolutely, but the peace came just as quick as lightning. It wasn't until Sunday when I was talking with a friend that I realized why I was having this great sense of peace!! Here is the story leading up to Sunday:

I have been praying for God to provide and putting all of my trust in faith in Him more in the past few weeks than ever before. There was nothing left that I could do that would help the situation but to put all my faith and trust in God. So that is what I did. When i started nannying, I knew eventually that I would nanny full-time because Janelle, the mom, was looking for a full-time job, it was just a matter of time. I was praying for her job situation as well as my own situation, knowing that God would provide for both of us. God did amazing things in the past 3 weeks. 3 weeks ago Janelle had a phone interview, the following week a face-to-face interview, and then she had to present to the interviewers. Man, what a process. She presented this past Thursday and got a call Friday saying she got the job. She came home so excited and told me about it and that she starts her new job Friday the 20th, which means that is when I start nannying full-time. Monday the 23rd starts my first full week! I was soooooo pumped to hear that. No more waiting in the AM's for the sub system to call anymore (that was only two days a week, but still).

Oh but wait, it gets better...so I have been struggling financially and have been very open with Janelle about this and as we are talking about her new job she asked me if I wanted to move in with them. I was shocked, but of course sooooo excited! I told her I would think about it and pray about it but of course I was too excited and knew right away that this was totally a God thing that he is providing a less expensive place for me to live! Wow! God totally blew me away this weekend! I couldn't stop thinking about it all weekend, I am so pumped about this and not sure if I have been this excited about anything in a super long time!!! So, in 30 days I will become a "live-in nanny"!!! I CANNOT WAIT! I even have my own private entrance through the garage and the whole basement with a private bedroom/full bathroom, and kichenette with a refrigerator and sink. This is more than I could have ever imagined. Just like it is written in Ephesians 3:20!

Below are pictures of the two older girls, Claire is in the top picture, she is 7 and in 1st grade. Ella is below that, she is 4 1/2.


So Sunday when I am talking to my friend we both realize that this peace is because God knew that all of this would happen on Friday and that I would be relieved from all the previous stress and worry. So He was preparing me for these exciting upcoming events!! :)

I am so blessed to have this opportunity with this amazing beautiful family! They are such fun people to be around, easy going, easy to talk to, and I am so excited to be a part of their family!

Below are pictures of the three girls before we left for the library one Friday and on the right is Avery, 16 mo on her "stage" dancing away!

Ella, Claire, Avery

Thank you Lord for bringing them into my life. If you are doubting that God will provide for your situation. Read through my testimony again or ask me more details and I will give you all the details. I have waited for many months for a big break through to happen and God has shown his goodness and favor to me and I am forever grateful.