I realize this week has been rather serious for blog post topics. Our life seems rather serious right now. A job lay-off, or the fear of a job lay-off is a pretty serious thing. Open-heart surgery on a small child is a pretty serious thing. Lumping those two together in the same couple months seems overwhelming.
Or absurd.
Even though the events in our life are actually rather scary right now, The Referee and I find ourselves laughing quite a bit at the absurdity of it all. We are calm to the knowledge that we are only able to handle what is in our control. And, right now, most of this stuff is completely out of our control.
The situation with The Referee's job resembles a playground dispute. The difference is that it is grown men who are arguing about who should have done what, and who is to blame. One side tattled. The other side is mad that they got into trouble, so they decided to take their toys (or contract & money as this adult version really is) and go home. That punishes all the kids on the playground, because now no one can play the game. It is so petty that it is almost comical.
We have no way of knowing how things will turn out. We do not know how many days The Referee will remain employed. We are taking each working day, or each leave day, or each leave-without-pay day in stride, because it is out of our control.
What is in our control is to job hunt. That search is on. The Referee is a work horse, and he knows how to get a job. So, I have full confidence that he is focused on providing for his family.
We have a little over a week before Jersey #2 sees her cardiologist. We have no say in the surgical timeline at this point. That is out of our control. What is in our control is to love her and care for her. We pray for her health. We will take her to her cardiology appointment when that day arrives. We will listen carefully to the recommendations of her medical team.
We have no idea how many paychecks will continue to arrive in our bank account. The employment situation is not steady right now. What is in our control is to live below our means, scrimp and save where we can, and prepare some options for the future. We have contacted our Realtor about trying to sell our house. We are purging our house of more junk to bring in cash and also decrease the amount of stuff we would have to move if it came to that.
We are taking the time to laugh at our situation, instead of screaming or blaming. We are taking the time to remember what is most important to us. We are taking the time to thank God for all that we have.
Our life is in God's hands. And, He knows what He is doing...
Or absurd.
Even though the events in our life are actually rather scary right now, The Referee and I find ourselves laughing quite a bit at the absurdity of it all. We are calm to the knowledge that we are only able to handle what is in our control. And, right now, most of this stuff is completely out of our control.
The situation with The Referee's job resembles a playground dispute. The difference is that it is grown men who are arguing about who should have done what, and who is to blame. One side tattled. The other side is mad that they got into trouble, so they decided to take their toys (or contract & money as this adult version really is) and go home. That punishes all the kids on the playground, because now no one can play the game. It is so petty that it is almost comical.
We have no way of knowing how things will turn out. We do not know how many days The Referee will remain employed. We are taking each working day, or each leave day, or each leave-without-pay day in stride, because it is out of our control.
What is in our control is to job hunt. That search is on. The Referee is a work horse, and he knows how to get a job. So, I have full confidence that he is focused on providing for his family.
We have a little over a week before Jersey #2 sees her cardiologist. We have no say in the surgical timeline at this point. That is out of our control. What is in our control is to love her and care for her. We pray for her health. We will take her to her cardiology appointment when that day arrives. We will listen carefully to the recommendations of her medical team.
We have no idea how many paychecks will continue to arrive in our bank account. The employment situation is not steady right now. What is in our control is to live below our means, scrimp and save where we can, and prepare some options for the future. We have contacted our Realtor about trying to sell our house. We are purging our house of more junk to bring in cash and also decrease the amount of stuff we would have to move if it came to that.
We are taking the time to laugh at our situation, instead of screaming or blaming. We are taking the time to remember what is most important to us. We are taking the time to thank God for all that we have.
Our life is in God's hands. And, He knows what He is doing...
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