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My Turn to Be a Rat

If you were wondering, the possiblity that prompted my last post about adapting has now happened. I wrote that post anticipating the decision that we were waiting for this week: John's shift assignment at work.

He has been working 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. while training, but that was temporary. We knew that this was the week that he would find out his assignment - days or nights. I have been praying to be content no matter what the outcome of this decision, and God has been reminding me how we can adapt and how we are called to give thanks in all circumstances.

Today we learned that he will begin working evenings on June 14, going to work around 7 p.m. I am trying to practice what I preached: identifying blessings, being thankful in all things, and thinking positively. He will make more money, he will still only work half of the days of a month, and he will be off every other weekend. I am grateful that he has a job, and that we will still live in the same place. God will help us adapt, as he always has in the past. We lived in different cities for four years while I was in college, and He gave us a tremendous amount of help and patience with that!

Bottom line is that God is in in control. He is infinitely good, and He is worthy of thanks and praise. I'm thankful for the ability to adapt and am confident that He will help us do so in the upcoming season. Many people have endured much more difficult things than working completely different hours than their spouses. We can do all things, even the things that require adapting, through Christ who strengthens us.

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