Dear Anne Infirepuke, Simply grand that the L-rd answered prayer with the provision to you of a manageable new mortgage term & payments!  Yours in Him, Deb

Dear Tracy LateNightLeader, & Michelle CinnamonHuskies, The whole is greater than teh sum of its parts, & with all of us praying together for providence & sustenance for you, maybe you'll find or there will occur some way to either increase income or decrease expenses (I know the latter is highly unlikely, your having cut so much already) ....  Love in Him, Deb

Tracy, I pray earnestly for your family! I know this year has been a roller coaster ride for the both of us.  ((hugs))

My dh got another proposal to write up....the small side work is trickling in, that is encouraging! He received a down payment for the one proposal he was waiting for, so that'll be done on Saturday with ds#2 helping. June's shortage should be covered now, and it would be nice to have July covered too.

 Job offer!  Out of state- lots of feelings-

congrats Tracy! Any offer is worth thinking about. We've been thinking about out of state too, where dh would be gone 4 weeks and home 2, gone 4, and home 2....

Tracy,

My heart goes out to you. Mixed feeling offers are hard. I hope whatever comes only brings much happiness and success.

Thank you- we had 4 kids all crying at once yesterday, I wanted to cry too, honestly-this is where I grew up, I have lifelong friends, family, church, schools, etc here.  We moved back here 11 years ago, I have brought 4 girls home to this house.   I just feel very settled here.  Starting over, at 44, would be/will be a challenge for me, and especially my 13 and 11 year old kids.  The 9, 6, 3 and 1 year old would adjust much more rapidly. All kids 13 to 6 were crying.

I would like a 5 bedroom if we move, there are very few out there, anywhere.  And a two bath.  And schools I love, and a friendly church, and a fun town- am I asking too much?  I'm trying to stay positive.

latenightleader:

I wanted to cry too, honestly-this is where I grew up, I have lifelong friends, family, church, schools, etc here.

I have moved away from my hometown as well so that my husband could have a fresh start and a better job. It's hard to do emotionally. Moving a large family like yours is exhausting I am sure.

Keep us posted.

Dear Tracy, LateNightLeader, I hadn't realized that it's not just your kids' hometown, it's yours sa well.  Getting torn away from it will be wrenching for all of you.  I pray that the job interview that your husband has (locally, I think) will restult in an offer ....  I pray for him to find a good job, daily.  Yours in Him, Deb

Thanks so much for thoughts and prayers.

Good budget news- electric bill down another $10, to $70.