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don’t give up hope.

21 Thursday Apr 2011

Posted by kristina.kerns in Miscellaneous

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baseball, faith, Flying Squirrels, future, God, hope, Jesus, job loss, jobs, marketing, postaday2011, prayer, struggle, Third Day, uncertainty

Quite a few people I know are facing unknown futures.. whether it’s due to a chapter closing in their life like a job loss or just the dissatisfaction with their current situation. People all around me are having to make some difficult decisions that have major impact on their futures. And unfortunately, those types of situations occur quite frequently in this economy.

I lost my job in April of 2010, after working at a marketing and strategy development company for almost two years. I was the last one in.. so therefore, I was also the first one out. Christopher and I had just purchased our first home that February, a home we knew was a little out of our budget, but would be worth it to have the room to build a family in. So, let’s just say that when I found out I was being let go.. my heart sank. I seriously thought we were going to lose the house. My mind was racing thinking of all the items we could sell just to make ends meet. And I thought about all the odd jobs we could do for some extra cash. I even thought about lending out Twizzler to single men to take to parks in order to attract women. Yes, she is that cute. (Okay.. so maybe I didn’t really contemplate that, but still.. ) Obviously, I started thinking the absolute worst. I pictured the bank coming to our door step the very next day with an eviction notice. For the record, yes, I do blow everything out of proportion without thinking things through. But thankfully, my husband is quite the opposite.. and he is also quite the optimist.

Well, Christopher was right. We stayed positive and God followed through. I was able to pick up quite a few hours at the restaurant I had worked at right after college and Christopher picked up a second job. He worked as a vendor manager for the local minor league baseball team, the Flying Squirrels. (And no, I didn’t make up that team name…) For some reason I had this sense of peace throughout those four months I was unemployed. I’m not really sure why, as I was no where near as strong in my faith as I am today. But I do know and even knew then that God had a plan for us and was going to provide for our family. I’m sure I owe a lot of that to all those around me that prayed ten times more than I did for my own family, especially my mother. What a blessing it is to be surrounded by such strong women and men of faith! Continue reading →

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a super confusing confession.

04 Friday Mar 2011

Posted by kristina.kerns in Miscellaneous

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communication, confession, confusion, decision, decision making, faith, postaday2011, signs from God, struggle

I have a confession. And this blog post make not even make sense to any of you, as it will probably be a long list of rambling, but its something I need to put out there…

I’ve been really confused lately. I feel like I’m doing something right and that it’s in God’s plan and then something happens and I start to question everything. And Chris and I have been in the midst of making a pretty big decision for our family and I just can’t seem to find peace with any answer.

I ask God for His plan to be known to us and for our eyes to be open, but the problem ends up being that my eyes are TOO open. I think every little thing is a sign from God. Everything that happens I feel should either push us in one direction or the other. And therefore, I start playing tug of war with myself and my emotions take a toll. Continue reading →

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