Abundance

Happy Sabbath and Happy Resurrection Weekend, not easter.  We don't worship the fake goddess Ashtoreth so we don't celebrate easter. We celebrate Jesus and what His life on earth, death, and resurrection mean for all of humanity.  

 

Had to get that out there.  I am thankful for this weekend and today.  I am thankful that I have two jobs and I am able to take time off from one and get additional rest.  I know there is big talk about raising the national minimum wage and various companies have talked about how they were going to change things including my employer for my part time job.  I didn't realize how much they were going to pay me. I thought it was going to be one thing but as I saw the deposit post, I was extremely confused.  The pay that I am getting from the part time for three days is literally on the heels of my salaried job that is 40 hrs a week.  I am paying for a 403b plan, health insurance and taxes are taken out of my salaried income so that make sense there but for the part time, only tax is taken out.  I saw a sign on the outside of my store and wondered if they were going to pay me that amount; they had said something different to us earlier.  Much to my surprise and pleasure, I realized that the amount posted on the wall of the store was actually for me and my income bracket really moved up more than I ever could have expected.  

 

I still hold on to the job thinking in the back of my mind it is temporary and it could end at any moment.  I could be late one too many times or something else and they can let me go, so I am not getting into any major commitments like buying an Audi suv, doing an addition in the back of my house, or paying for electrical system and hvac overhaul.  The money I'm getting I'm putting into savings. 

I was burned out this week at my main job.  The vacation time could not start soon enough.  I was off on Wednesday, part of Thursday, and will be off Monday. Friday, they give us every Good Friday off.  I will take more time if I need later this month but hope that this little break will help restore my motivation and focus. 

 

My son was supposed to go to NC on Thursday but the morning of, my dad tried to start the suv and it wouldn't start.  This happened last year, or actually I should say there was a problem with the AC so they had to delay and get it fixed.  They broke down in the middle of summer on 95 south and were stuck on the road overnight.  I don't know if it is the enemy, or if they need to have a chat with God about this.  Maybe God is trying to show them they should not be going down, something else is to happen, I don't know.  It is Sabbath now and my son and I are still together and if he was not here, I probably would not have known he had an ant issue in his bedroom (he continues to try to eat in his room and crackers and other crumbs fall in places he is trying to hide stuff).  I am going to deal with all of that tomorrow.  I was able to do some good yard work yesterday and this week, I installed a sprinkler system to water two areas in the front of my home and a drip system for my new garden beds.  Things are shaping up and I am thankful for all I have been able to do.God is good.