Tough Times

Well, our world has turned upside down for the time being. It has been a rough 2010 not just for Khalid and I, but for my entire family. As you know, our house has been on the market since early November and hasn't sold. There was absolutely a reason for that. Khalid lost his job Friday. It is pretty devastating and as much as you feel so bad for the huge numbers of people going through this.....it hits pretty hard when it happens to your family, obviously. We are just trying to enjoy this weekend together before Monday hits. However, it is so hard not to let a little depression sink in each morning when I wake. I know all the cliche stuff is actually true...."things will work out," "God will provide," etc., but that is also hard to really grasp when you are wondering how you are going to make it. Guess that's where faith comes in, right? Yep. And I am working really hard to just let go and have faith. Khalid has several people at Tinker working really hard at getting him on continuous orders at the base through July. Praying that works out. He will also be checking out several other avenues in the meanwhile to try and find something permanent. Obviously we were not meant to be in Tulsa at this time. And there are so many positives about staying.....being near my sister and our kids growing up together, having our next baby at Lakeside, and several more. Unfortunately, there is the dark "what now" cloud hanging over the positives. BUT.....every time we get sad, we see this face and everything just seems.....alright. :)