Good News

We finally got some good news. My mom will be receiving money for being a caregiver! And it’s way more than we expected. She was in shock with happiness as was I. Since my dad’s disease was diagnosed, things have changed and finances have become tight. My mom was told she could get money as a caregiver, but wouldn’t until she didn’t have an income. She quit her day care last September and it took 10 months to get any financial help! She was denied twice before yesterday’s good news. She has been extremely diligent on working on it and it seems like God has really answered a major prayer. My dad was getting a small retirement, but without penny pinching, selling a lot of her stuff, and help from her church friends, she couldn’t have survived. I know the stress of finances has kept her up at night. We have let her borrow money…she refuses to let us give her anything. Sometimes Mike and I would sneak money to my dad. She has such a generous heart and still wants to buy us dinner when we go out and buy us gifts. She was able to sell my dad’s corvette and she sent us a big check from it. She wanted to help with our infertility expenses. I am in such awe at her love for her family. It makes me pray harder that she can become a grandmother very soon.

This call really relieved some major stress for me. I am very protective of our savings account. I know we’re in the house hunting stages, but I just get so hesitant and I feel so far from pulling the trigger. I do want a house and I know we need one, but I just worry that we need to keep the money. What if my parents need it? What if I lose my job? What if we have to do IVF and adoption? All of this is so expensive, and we’ll be taking that savings for a down payment and improvements for a new house. I know I stress my husband out with all my hesitations and I know it’s hard to know how to deal with the ‘what ifs’, but they’re always in the back of my head.

Regardless, I’m very happy as a write this post. Getting good news isn’t something I receive often. Since my dad’s diagnosis, there hasn’t been any good news there. It’s never going to get better and so far, nothing positive on the infertility. But the best news of my life is that I have a loving Savior that is listening to my prayers.

Sing to the Lord; praise his name. Each day proclaim the good news that he saves.

Psalm 96:2