The Center of It

It's been almost a month since my last new post, and what a month it has been! Serious financial stresses and amazing shows of God's provision, continuing anxiety about Cory's job search, and continuous streams of spiritual attacks have worn us down. But...as I said in my last post, I know who wins in the end - and God has shown up and shown off for us!!!

CORY GOT A JOB!!!! FULL-TIME!!! DOING SOMETHING HE ENJOYS!!!! AND HE STARTS MONDAY!!!!

We are praising God with hands held high, tears in our eyes, and awe in our hearts! There have been many times during this past 15 months where we have found ourselves discouraged and weary, wondering if we would ever be able to dig ourselves out of the hole his unemployment has created and questioning why none of the applications he put in were yielding callbacks. There are no words now to describe how I felt when he was offered the job yesterday. There was no holding back, no semblance of propriety in my reaction - when I read that email, my hands immediately went up in praise, my eyes overflowed with tears, and praise just spilled out of my mouth. The long season of waiting made this blessing so much sweeter!!

In the words of Chris August's new song, "Center of It" (Look it up and have a listen...it's one of my current favorites!):

Somedays I'm feelin' like I
Can't win, can't get it right and it
Don't matter how hard I try
Today is not my day
When it feels like I'm going crazy
And it looks like nothings changing
Come sun come rainy day
You are still the same

In the dark, in the light
In the morning and night
In the good, in the hurt
In the places I hide
When I rise, when I fall
You'll be there through it all
At the start, at the end
In the center of the center of it

Some nights I lay awake and I
Can't push these thoughts away
I'm worried where I'm gonna go
Where I'm gonna be are You gonna be there for me
When it feels like the doors are closing
Gotta trust that You're doing something
Come sun come rainy day
You are all I need

In the dark, in the light
In the morning and night
In the good, in the hurt
In the places I hide
When I rise, when I fall
You'll be there through it all
At the start, at the end
In the center of the center of it

There will be days I will forget
Everything You've done for me
But when I go back there again
I'm reminded

In the dark, in the light
In the morning and night

In the dark, in the light
In the morning and the night
In the good, in the hurt
In the places I hide
When I rise, when I fall
You'll be there through it all
At the start, at the end
In the center of the center of it
The center of it all, the center of it
In the loss, in the win
In the beauty and the sin
At the start, at the end
In the center of the center of it