Comments on: Remembering the Trials Helps You Appreciate the Blessings

By: Good Reads: What Blogs Should I Read? : Domestic Cents

Good Reads: What Blogs Should I Read? : Domestic Cents — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:49:26 +0000

[...] Remembering The Trials Helps You Appreciate The Blessings from Being Frugal [...]

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:36:47 +0000

This is a fantastic post, and thank you for sharing it. They say that without night, we wouldn’t be able to appreciate the daylight, and I think this post really speaks to that.

By: Allison

Allison — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:17:25 +0000

WOW.. You did have to go through some rough times. I complain sometimes just about the kids being bad and I am so thankful that that’s all I have to worry about right now. What a great testimony. I love your blog, thanks for sharing your story. Have a blessed day!

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:11:10 +0000

Great post. Our awful “year” began Nov. 2006 and I pray it is ending next month. DH landed a second job that starts next month and would put us at full time hours between the two. We’ve seen numerous blessings throughout this time and I praise God often for them.

By: Marj

Marj — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:03:36 +0000

Praise the Lord for all he has done for all of us. Yes, there have been many times of heartache and grief. Standing on the promises God made to us all has always helped. Belief and Faith and Lots of Love.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:37:49 +0000

after the death of my husband …i thought i was going to lose my mind because my in laws tried to take my seven year old daughter away from me ..you see my sweet husband of over 20 years took his own life by knife and our little girl was home alone with him that day …i was working ..His parents blame me for the death ..but phone records show the last person he talked with was his mom /dad …. there were no signs that things were so bad for him ..He was happy the night before …we had dinner ..he took her swimming ..we watched a movie …put her to bed ..made love ..showered and then i left for work ..he kissed me and say love u ..see u later and be careful its raining ……….a big part of my world ended that day ….but when i think of how lucky we have been …we could have all die that day ..or he could have taken her too …i know God was right there with her …keeping her safe from him …
now i it’s off subject but it keeps happening all the time ……too much ..too many people have die this way …and there not never any answers to why ????

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:14:23 +0000

Our awful 2007 actually started in September 2006 and lasted until April, 2008. During that time we had to have extensive foundation work done on our house, move my mother in law 300 miles closer to us (with very little help from my husband’s siblings), recover from dislocating and breaking all the bones in my ankle which required 2 surgeries and a 1 1/2 year recovery, my husband’s surgery to remove a brain tumor which was a 1 1/2 year recover for him, my parent’s car wreck in which they should have died but walked away from the accident without any injuries, my daughter’s engagement and wedding with extremely difficult groom’s parents (they did nothing except show up at the wedding), and to finish the year I had a breast cancer scare that required surgery on New Year’s Eve. At one time I told my husband I was going to have “Job” stamped across my forehead because I felt that I could relate to his story in the Bible. The one thing that kept me going during this eventful time was that I knew that God was walking each step of the way with me. He provided me with supportive parents that came to our aid over and over. I look back now and wonder how anyone else that would be faced with these difficulties could face them without prayer and God.

By: Molly

Molly — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:00:34 +0000

Oh, I remember having a year like that – 2006-2007 school year. Thing after thing went wrong – bitten by a stray cat, apartment flooding, car breaking down multiple times, bad job (but it did pay the rent thank goodness), no hot water, no water at all, bike stolen, hit by a car, cell phone lost, apartment broken into, and on and on. It was awful.

I find it absolutely amazing now that I turn on the sink and there is hot water every day. And I feel safe when I go to sleep. I appreciate those two simple things more than ever.

By: Lorie

Lorie — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:53:43 +0000

My husband was fired from his job in March of ‘07 (found out I was pregnant in May then mis-carried in June, it was not a good year) & we’re STILL trying to dig out. My wonderful, hard-working husband is normally gone from 7:30am-:30pm everyday M-F. I’m very thankful & blessed that he doesn’t have to work weekends right now. But even with his two jobs (one that he loves & one that he hates) & me tightening the reigns as much as possible we still don’t make ends meet. There have been very few extras around here in the last 2.5 years. Thankfully the only debt we have are the house & student loans. God has seen us through & He will continue to do so. Our waste bands tell that we have never missed a meal & we’ve never missed a payment on anything. We know there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. We’re just trying to follow God’s lead for our lives.

By: DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com

DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:43:21 +0000

Thanks for sharing. My wife and I wonder how we have survive some of the things life has thrown at us. We used to call it the “Now What?!” situation. Thankfully, now there are fewer “Now What’s” to deal with.