Hard Times.

They say that your first year is your hardest. I believe that. Bills bills bills. I knew that was coming. But I didn't expect it to be this bad. I am thrilled that I found a job. I am thrilled that Andrew has money coming in from a few different places. I am not thrilled that I only make 7.50 an hour plus commission and we may or may not have money when our bills are due. Life is a beautiful rose and bills are the primary thorns. :/
Yes, we are barely scraping by. Yes, we are as poor as we will probably ever be. But I just keep thinking that this is an obstacle that every couple has to cross before they are comfortable stable. Andrew is an ambitious and intelligent, and is going to be a great business man. But you have to start somewhere. And eventually I will be making more than this and have decent benefits. But for now we must do what we are doing and shop from the discounts, eat off the dollar menu and wear the clothes we have had since highschool. :/
I wouldn't change it, though. We are learning right now just how tough life really is. This is bound to be preparing us for greater storms. And this is preparing us for what to tell our children when they seem to think the world owes them a living and there are never going to be hard times. There will be. We have seen them.
Andrew and I have one thing though that a lot of people in our situation do not have, and that is faith. We lean on faith every month that we will make our bills on time and we can still eat. And so far, we are. God has seen to it thus far that we will make it through, and He will continue to do so as long as we have faith in him. Our electricity hasn't been cut off yet, lol. We have each other and we have our personal faith and that is going to get us through this year. Better times are to come and I know that. So to everyone who is having trouble out there with a wolf at their door...it's going to get better. You just have to believe. :)