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Why?\u00a0 Well, when you are coming to the end of your financial ropes, and there are no brighter prospects for you than there were six months ago, when you assumed something would happen to change things and at least make them survivable, suddenly everything seems to take a back seat.\u00a0 Even though there are plenty of things to concern ourselves with beyond our meager material wants, I can\u2019t help but admit those wants are becoming needs, and in no way closer to being met.\u00a0 As a result, my mind is on that, and trying to keep the family\u2019s spirits up as best we can. <\/p>\n

To that end, we have been focusing on the Faith. We\u2019ve been trying to make merry where we can, and we\u2019ve been focusing on helping the boys prepare for the upcoming school year.\u00a0 At this point, any moneys we need are coming out of what is left of our last remaining savings account.\u00a0 So prayer is what we are doing, since no other option appears to have worked.\u00a0 Former Protestant clergy doesn\u2019t get you far in the world, and wife of former Protestant clergy gets you even less.\u00a0 So while I ponder such a shift in priorities in light of the bigger issues of our day, I am keeping my hopes pinned firmly on the Almighty and His grace and provisions, while doing what we can to keep ourselves engaged in a life that still holds many blessings, to wit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The boys\u00a0 on a play set, no other words required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Our Youngest giving his cutest look possible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Exploration ho!\u00a0 The family going through a breach in the trees \u2013 symbolic of a new door opening? <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The three older boys examining their own portions of the wooded trail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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In a sky that looks more Autumn than August,\u00a0the coming storms cut short our day at the park\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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