Life has ups and downs!
March 3rd, 2010
Sometimes I think God must throw a whole bunch of stuff at you at once to see how you handle it. Do you blame Him? Do you get mad at others? Do you laugh it off? Do you look and find the positives anyway? This has been one of those weeks. And I have had a wide range of reactions. Let me recap:
- Thursday: Elijah got the cocoa, gave it to Elena, and they both had a cocoa throwing party behind the couch. It was all over the place. Elena’s hair was a completely different color, it looked like it had been dyed.
- Friday: We have a sleep number bed. Meaning it is filled with air. My side got a hole. In the middle of the night it deflated and all of the sudden I was sleeping on a plastic board.
- Saturday afternoon: Bad news from unemployment… everything is on hold (at best) or off (at worst) from January on. No back pay we were hoping for, and no more future payments. Maybe things will be fixed next week during our scheduled call with them…?
- Saturday: Nick and Tom work on the brakes, to fix the leak. Success! I think…
- Sunday morning: Not complete success. Wrong brake fluid. Meaning the whole thing has to be flushed.
- Sunday afternoon: Missed Peyton’s b-day party due to the brake situation. Nick and Tom had to fix it then, or wait a week for everything/one to be available again. 5 hours of work? This time it was a success.
- Monday: Nick was headed out to find work and noticed a flat tire! Not too bad, we have a pump, so we just threw the pump and extension cord in the trunk and used the car anyway.
- Tuesday: Fine I think. Nothing much happened. It was weird. Oh wait, nothing big. But the car CD player shut down flashing the words “AMP GUARD” as it died.
- Wednesday (today):
- Elijah locks the bathroom door behind him. I don’t know how, because I can’t even lock that door to save my life! The door is still locked by the way, haven’t bothered addressing that problem yet.
- The tire finally completely craps out, as does the pump. Nick attempts to put on the spare in time for me to go out to my new job training (tutoring center). Problems. Lots of problems. I am waiting to hear what is going on.
- While waiting, Elijah is playing with his remote control car. Somehow he gets the antenna stuck in between a plug that is already plugged in and the socket. Sparks. Burns through the metal antenna and breaks it off. Everyone is safe though. Crisis averted.
- I hear from Nick, things not going so well. It’s hailing now. He doesn’t have the right tools.
- So I call my new boss, tell him I can’t make it, my cell phone drops the call. For the next 20 minutes all cell service was down. Finally I get through to my boss and everything is fine. He didn’t think I hung up on him, believed my crazy tale, and will give me my schedule for next week.
I won’t even bother telling you all the emotions I have felt over the past week. Some of the stuff was not so big, but because it came after a big thing (unemployment news) it seemed huge. Thankfully by today I am able to laugh about all this stuff. It has been a crazy week for sure, and through it all God still protects (car issues, socket fright!) and provides for us!
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Wow! I’m tired after reading all of that! I’m glad the Lord is meeting your needs, that is super encouraging! We will be praying for you guys!
p.s. I’ve always wondered about the sleep number beds… never would have guessed they are filled with air! Good thing you didn’t have a hole in a water bed!!
I’ve had days (and weeks) like that…car problems are the pits and life is always exciting with little ones. We’ve dealt with unemployment over the years and that sure isn’t fun! I’ll be praying for your needs. Thanks for sharing and being able to laugh is great!
Wow, Krista! I wish we lived closer then I could drive you all around town if you needed (I obviously don’t have a lot to do during the day :))
Wow. I needed to read this to remember I’m not the only one having a rough week. I so badly wish my first reaction was to laugh it off or find the positives in every situation. That’s usually what I do last. Unless whatever happened didn’t really affect me at all, then its easy to laugh it off or find something positive in it.
I’m so sorry about the unemployment. I just quickly prayed for you guys, asking God to work all of this out and to take care of you in this way. I can’t imagine the anxiety I’d be feeling… I also don’t always cast all my cares on Christ as quickly as I should.
Hoping things look up for ya soon!
Oh, guaranteed my first reaction was NOT laughter. No way. I had to have a little time of repentance this weekend for being mean to others because I was so frustrated and stressed. Trust in God and laughter came a few days into this.
Also pray that our tax return actually does get deposited into our bank account this Friday like it is scheduled to, that will make even more of the stress go away!!
Sara I thought the same thing about the water bed, how horrible would *that* have been?!?!
I like that you filed this under “humor”. That alone says alot. You Lutz’s always have smiles on your faces. I pray the clouds will clear for abit to let the sun shine awhile on your family!
Will do!
My parents had a water bed when they were first married. My Mom had given Amber a time out in their room one day and she found a small pin and poked little holes in it. So later that night, when they were sleeping, they suddenly felt very, very wet. And my Mom was pregnant with Trisha, so you can imagine what she thought had happened!
Stef, that is too funny!
Krista, thanks for sharing about your crazy week. Like lots of people have said, it is encouraging to see that others have hard times too. I’ll be praying for employment and for the tax request too. Hang in there!