After Flara's eye exam, I went over to my hospital... 'my' being my place of work. It was the first time my coworkers were able to see little Flara in person. =) She stayed in her car seat the entire time, so it was more of a peep of Flara. But, it counts!
My real order of business in going to work was to finalize some things... because I am surrendering my position and moving into an as-needed status. Thus, I'll only be on the schedule two shifts per month, and any extra shifts will only be if I want to work them. This, quite honestly, is scary... and where walking in faith comes into play.
Mike's and my goal had been for me to be a stay-at-home mommy after we delivered Noël. After that tumultuous pregnancy and my 9 hospitalizations, we were in such a financial bind it wasn't possible. Thankfully, I was able to drop from full-time to working only 16 hours a week and still stay afloat. I've been working those hours for nearly two years now. Although we greatly desired for me to stay home after Flara's birth, it didn't appear we were going to be able to make it without my hours...
But. God has been extremely faithful to us and we appear to be in a better position that we originally thought. The difficulties we have faced in bringing Flara home made us realize... basically just last Wednesday, that we needed to do this for our family. We've been cutting things here and there, and it appears on paper we'll be able to squeak by. It's still scary, though, so it's going to be a big test in continuing to trust God that He'll continue to provide for us now as He always has in the past.
Please be praying for us that everything will work out. =) Our cars make us a bit nervous (170,000-ish miles!), as well as other everyday things that can pop up (like our dryer dying a month ago!). Please pray that we won't worry and will keep trusting God. And, please keep praying that little Flara's eyes continue to progress and that she gains some much-needed strength.
Thank you!
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