The next week on the day before Thanksgiving Matthew was on his way to work and got into an accident. He was fine but the truck was not and it wasn't even our truck. We were borrowing it. So we then had to put out about $400 to pay to junk it and the other fees. That only left us with one car.
The next day on Thanksgiving Matthew went up to the store to get a movie to watch. The shifter broke again and he was stuck. Thankfully his dad came to help him and had it taken to the closest Ford dealership. We were then with out a car. But God did provide through Matthew's step mom.
The next day the car was fixed for a whopping $1,000. Matthew's dad talked them down to $850 and then paid it as an early Christmas gift. We were so thankful.
The next morning I found a guy in my brother's fiance's bedroom. She had been living with has for quite some time. She snuck a guy into our house and he was here in her room alone with me and Malachi. I was livid and she was gone at work. As you can imagine things were a bit awkward. We finally sat down to talk with her and everything seemed fine. Then the next day she went to her moms house. By the evening on Tuesday she was moving her stuff out claiming that we had kicked her out. She was cussing at us and her mother called the police. I was so emotional and upset because we had no idea how we were going to make the rent without her part and without any notice. We had just put put about $500 extra to pay for the car problems. We were not prepared. She left and is now somewhere with her mom. Then yesterday we got a notice in the mail saying that Matthew's license has been suspended due to failure to pay off court fines. So he had to take yet another day off of work today to get that taken care of. Thankfully Matthew's step mom paid off the fine for us and he was able to have his license reinstated today. But unfortunately we are short rent, and the other two checks we had to write today. And to be honest we have never been here. And my parents won't help and Matthew's parents have put out well over $2,000 to help us with all of these unexpected expenses. So now we are just praying. Praying that God would somehow provide enough for us to make the rent and the other bills for the license problem. And really praying that this trial season would end soon because I honestly just feel like crawling into bed and never coming out. But I can't because I'm stronger than that and I have a family and a job to think about. I know God is there. And I know He will see us through this. Now we just have to wait.
1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
James 1:2-4
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
And also through all of this to remain thankful that we are all healthy. That we both have jobs. Also, that our growing baby girl is healthy. And that God is bigger than all of this.
