I'll be honest, I have had a hard time being grateful lately.
Mike lost his job on the 8th of June, and since then I've had the up and down moods that come with not knowing exactly what your future will bring financially. Some days are diamond - some days are stone, I guess. But lately I've been recognizing so many blessings that I have been forced to turn off my bad mood and be thankful.
This is the most over-used line in all of mormon-dom, but we really have experienced the "tender mercies" of the Lord through this whole ordeal.
I need to list them.
I need to remember them.
I need to take them in and acknowledge how good our life is.
1. About 2 months before Mike got laid off, his company lost two of thier biggest clients and Mike realized that since they were losing so much revenue in the audit department, he was potentially on the chopping block. We talked a little bit about what we would do if Mike actually lost his job. We sorta made a plan, not ever once thinking it would actually happen.
I think it helped prepare me emotionally, if nothing else.
When it happened I was still shocked and didn't have a clue how to implement the tiny plan we had talked about, but at least we had talked. So grateful for that.
2. We didn't buy a house last October. ......need I say more? We had one picked out, preliminary papers signed and we decided it was a no go. HUGE blessing not to have to worry about a mortgage right now.
3. We had a baby BEFORE the insurance ran out.
4. Mike only has 6 months of his MBA left, rather than 1 1/2 years. Mike chose to double up his classes and speed through before he even started. Yay. Only 6 more months until we can apply for jobs OUTSIDE of Utah (as well as in).
5. We had some savings. Not much, but enough. And ps- we NEVER save....... except the few months before Mike was laid off.
6. We have two healthy, amazing, beautiful, bright, fun kids. Believe me, I know that losing a job is NOT the worst thing that could happen.
7. Mike and I are still madly in love.
I'll most likely keep adding to this list as I remember things and editing this post, but for now, 7 is my lucky number. And I feel lucky.
