A SURE SIGN OF SPRING!

WHILE I WAS OUT FOR MY WALK YESTERDAY (TEMPS IN THE 80'S), I SPOTTED THESE FIRST DAFFODILS OF SPRING GROWING ALONG THE ROADSIDE. THEY APPEAR IN THE SAME SPOT EACH SPRING. IT'S A BIT OF A STRETCH TO PICK THEM SINCE THEY ARE ON A SLOPE LEADING DOWN TO A WET SPOT NEAR A ROADSIDE DITCH. BUT I MANAGED.

I FELT LIKE I WAS LONGING FOR SPRING AND JUST NEEDED TO BRING SOME OF THE SUNSHINE INTO THE HOUSE. I ASKED MY DAUGHTER TO PUT THEM IN A VASE. SHE CHOSE A CANNING JAR AND I THOUGHT THE EFFECT WAS WONDERFUL. PARKED HERE BY MY FAVORITE COOKBOOK HOLDER, I THOUGHT THIS WAS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY SIMPLICITY!

Part 3 of how we're surviving the economic downturn--aka--job change!

We are doing well. I already spoke of "tithing," and "tightening our belts." We seem to see the Lord bringing jobs our way just when they are most needed. So far, the jobs Clint does, including the evangelistic preaching/pulpit supply appointments are all 'on call' or 'as needed' types of jobs. Still, just when it looks like we are going to have a slim week, a call comes in for him to assist somewhere.

Yesterday at church a gentleman got up and gave a wonderful testimony of how he had received a huge bonus and a raise this week. This came right on the heels of a guest speaker at the church the week before feeling led to pray for and bless the heads of homes in the church concerning better jobs and higher incomes. If you think this is unusual, remember we live in Michigan and the economy here suffered to a greater degree than the rest of the country. If you can't identify, try to imagine magnifying your situation or what the recession meant to your state and then understand how it felt to live in Michigan during the worst of the downturn. This man's testimony was an encouragement to us all.

As well as that our family has been blessed with wonderful extra blessings in the form of material items the last while, it seems. All we can say is, "Praise the Lord!" Blessings, LORI