For those of you reading this who are in the mood for an uplifting or encouraging story... stop now.
Throughout October the Bailys have been feeling satan's attacks. I feel so emotionally exhausted, just completely spent. This "season" of our life has been wearing me down day by day little by little; to the point were I wonder where the strength for tomorrow will come.
My schedule is challenging to say the least. 15 credits of nursing classes plus keeping up with the paperwork, studying and assignments take up the majority of my time. Add 36 hours of work a week and I'm down to one day off. Six days a week on average 10 hours a day of my time is spent at the hospital. Sunday is officially my only day with nothing scheduled; one glorious day of rest.
Matt works full time which usually means fitting shifts in at 16 hours at a time or picking up overnights. Paramedic school at HACC takes up the rest of his time with 8-12 hours of class a week plus 12 or more hours clinical a week. He also has only one day off, Sunday. Thankfully our days off coincide and we get a few precious hours together.
Two weekends ago my diamond fell out of my engagement ring. On no fault of their own the company told us the warranty doesn't apply because I didn't have to ring in recently to be inspected. I irresponsibly didn't read the warranty fine print that said that without regular inspection Kay will not replace the gem. I guess we wait a few years and buy a new one.
Friday night one of Matt's good friends was in a motorcycle accident. You have to know Josh to understand why many of us weren't all that shocked to hear what happened; he was a daredevil. That doesn't mean we weren't heart broken for his wife. He wasn't wearing a helmet and his injuries were so bad, he died before EMS even got there. The worst part is he was driving around to tell people that he and his wife just found out they were expecting. He was a great guy, a little rough around the edges, but he will be missed.
Saturday night I was driving home from a long 12 hour shift at work and I hit a deer. I wasn't hurt but my car definitely was. The whole front end and everything just inside the bumper will need replaced. The insurance company is coming by Thursday, God willing it should be completely covered.
Needless to say I woke up this morning feeling down in the dumps. I didn't even think I had enough energy to get out if bed. I feel so overwhelmed. All i can focus on is a line in a song we sang yesterday "If our God is for us, then who could ever stop us? Then what could stand against?" Thank you God Almighty for being in control of the unknown in my life; lead me on.
aww, this all stinks. :( Praying for you guys!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear all that Heids. I'll be praying for strength for you and your man and most definitely for Josh's family. It's just a season girl, that means it'll pass. Let me know if there's anything I can do. I'm in Allentown and even though you're busy, I would love to come see you post-election if you need a coffee date!
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