When the going gets tough, the tough make a list

What I Don't Know:

• The date of Christian's arrival in relation to our move & Kait's first day of school
• When I'll be able to go to the hair salon again
• When Micah will find a new job
• How our bills will get paid next month
• Who Ali will end up choosing on The Bachelorette (hopefully not the guy with the hair or the weatherman)
• What we're having for dinner next Thursday

What I Do Know:

• My God:
• is sufficient (2 Cor. 12:9)
• is able (2 Cor. 9:8)
• will provide - even when it seems like it's impossible (Phil. 4:19)
• is holy (1 Sam. 2:2, 1 Pet. 1:15, Ps. 22:3)
• is merciful (Rom. 10:12-13, Luke 6:36)
• is worthy of my everlasting praise (Phil. 2:9-11)
• holds me in His hands (Heb. 13:5-6)
• is big enough to handle my trials (Isa. 43:1-2)
• has a plan that is so much better than anything I could ever lay out (Jer. 29:11)
• is refining us through trials (Ps. 66:10-12)
• My husband will do whatever it takes to provide for our family. He is a good man.
• We have an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING group of friends and family that will rally around us in time of need.  No joke - it's completely overwhelming.
• My husband doesn't mind my nappy hair...so if salon visits are out of the question, it's OK.
• I am still incredibly in love with the man I married 8 years ago today.
• Dinner this Thursday will consist of sloppy joes, corn on the cob, and baked beans. 
• I need to plant myself at the feet of the Lord.  It's what He's calling me to do.  He's tried whispering it but I've been drowning out His voice with my desire for control, my desire for circumstantial comfort, and my desire for "stuff."  
• Everything will be just fine.