animeraven34
04-27-2007, 11:39 AM
My wife Shonda, is pregnant. My parents are excited as can be; Shonda's parents, specifically her mother, were rather underwhelmed and somehow managed to take all the joy out of it...as always.
That's not why I'm posting this here though. We need prayer, please. Shonda's job is not looking good; the company had to fire half it's employees because there wasn't enough money to pay them, and Shon's hours have been cut back to between 32 and 38 a week. The result - we can barely make our rent, and have had to beg my folks for money for groceries/utilities.
Worry number two - I desperately need a job. I've been searching for one for SEVEN years. I moved away from my tiny little hometown where everyone knew my bad reputation, it's been more than a year and I still haven't found a job anywhere. Now we have a baby on the way and Shon won't be able to work for much longer.
And finally, worry number three - We need a new place to live. Our place is a one bedroom apartment; we really like the place but, our rent is going up if we sign a new lease. If we go month to month our rent will go up more than a hundred dollars.
This was definitely not what we were planning. Our plans involved finishing college and finding a house to rent before even thinking of having kids. But God does so love to throw us curve balls when we least expect it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about this. I'm excited about being a father, I'm just worried about how we're going to survive...and that my mother-in-law will get her super-conservative, screwed up religious fangs into our children. I'm sure God has everything worked out already, and I know I shouldn't worry, but any prayers offered would be GREATLY appreciated.
That's not why I'm posting this here though. We need prayer, please. Shonda's job is not looking good; the company had to fire half it's employees because there wasn't enough money to pay them, and Shon's hours have been cut back to between 32 and 38 a week. The result - we can barely make our rent, and have had to beg my folks for money for groceries/utilities.
Worry number two - I desperately need a job. I've been searching for one for SEVEN years. I moved away from my tiny little hometown where everyone knew my bad reputation, it's been more than a year and I still haven't found a job anywhere. Now we have a baby on the way and Shon won't be able to work for much longer.
And finally, worry number three - We need a new place to live. Our place is a one bedroom apartment; we really like the place but, our rent is going up if we sign a new lease. If we go month to month our rent will go up more than a hundred dollars.
This was definitely not what we were planning. Our plans involved finishing college and finding a house to rent before even thinking of having kids. But God does so love to throw us curve balls when we least expect it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about this. I'm excited about being a father, I'm just worried about how we're going to survive...and that my mother-in-law will get her super-conservative, screwed up religious fangs into our children. I'm sure God has everything worked out already, and I know I shouldn't worry, but any prayers offered would be GREATLY appreciated.