Come What May and Love It

Two big companies in West Plains are shutting down. It is affecting so many families and it is humbling to see the experiences they are having to go through. The teacher at church today shared how her husband is being laid off and has received rejection after rejection of job interviews and they have no clue what they are going to do once the companies close. Two other families in our ward are leaving because of the same reason. These are families with tons of kids who have lived here there whole lives. I was humbled today to see how strong people can be when their foundation is in the right place. I was also reminded that life will never be easy and curve balls will hit us at all stages in life. I still remember how lost and scared we felt right before coming to West Plains but we kept kneeling down every night and pushing along. Now here we are and looking back we can see how it all played a part in shaping who we have become. We still don't have it all figured out but what I learned in church today from watching these families is that you never have it all figured out. You just have to learn to put your trust in God and keep doing the best you can. On Saturday we were at MacDonalds getting Stephen a Sprite and for some reason it took them like 20 minutes to give the car in front of us there order. Usually my reaction would be to get annoyed and complain but instead I turned on the radio and we lip sang for Isabella "Your Man" as we threw around an imaginary microphone. We all laughed and had a great time. I could see Stephen looking at me from the corner of his eye so happy/relieved that I was having fun instead of my usual "this sucks" reaction. Oh what a party pooper I can be! I was reminded how much my attitude and mood choices affect my little family. Like Stephen likes to say "happy wife, happy life!"