Blessings in Disguise

I don't normally post things like this mainly because it's personal.  I don't really like to have stuff like this put out there for everyone to read.  Mainly because I don't want people to worry about us and because I don't like discussing our financial situation with everyone.

The last few days we have been super stressed with all the unexpected expenses of buying another vehicle.  I wasn't sure exactly how we would be able to afford the repairs that needed to be done on the van as well as paying the registration fees, taxes, etc. along with our regular bills and things.  I was so worried with how much everything was beginning to cost, I was doubting that buying the van was actually a good thing.  

Luckily, Brian had been working a lot of mandatory overtime lately but I had no idea just how much that would amount to on our paycheck.  I had complained quite a bit about all the overtime Brian had to do because Tali as well as myself missed spending time with him.  On top of that he was getting very minimal sleep before he had to get up the next morning for school.  Apparently it was all a blessing in disguise.  First, Brian had somehow passed one of his tests that he barely had any time to study for.  Then, as I went to pay our bills recently, I was quite shocked to see that we had just enough money for all the van repairs, registration, etc as well as our regular bills and money for our necessities.  I cannot tell you how incredibly grateful I am!  I was so incredibly relieved that we have been so blessed!  I don't even know really how it happened.  I'm just glad that we are being watched over.  I'm so grateful to my Heavenly Father for blessing us so abundantly.  I know that he loves us and that he hears and answers our prayers.  We have been doing our best to follow the prophet's counsel about living providently.  I can honestly say without any doubt that that is why we had been blessed with what we needed.

We were recently thumbing through the June issue of the Ensign magazine and there was a section on Joyfully Living within Our Means (on page 63).  It really gave us some great ideas and helped us be more aware of just how important living providently really is.  

Sorry, I don't mean to be on this soapbox, but I was just so thrilled and grateful that things turned out in our favor.  I know that we were being blessed by our Heavenly Father.  I know there is no other way could we have been able to make it work.