Crushed

I am feeling a little crushed right now.  Today has been a hard day.  My sweet and wonderful husband lost his job today.  It was COMPLETELY out of the blue and we had no idea it was coming. I feel like so many things have gone wrong lately, dealing for the past 15 months with not being able to have a baby, (which, maybe this is the reason? Who knows?), things breaking down, my grandma's failing health, and now this.  All of it is making me feel a little weighed down.  Right now, I don't feel like doing much of anything.  Tyler is confindent that he will find a job soon.  I am sure things will work out.   But right now I just want to feel sorry for myself! But still inside of me, is the flame of hope and faith.  It is flickering right now, but it won't go out.  I know Heavenly Father will take care of us.  I am grateful for a loving family, a sweet and faithful husband, a 2 sweet kids that don't like to see their Mama sad and have been trying to cheer me up all day and asking if I am happy now. 

A couple Sundays ago, a quote from the lesson really stood out to me.

"Hope is not knowledge, but rather the abiding trust that the Lord will fulfill His promise to us. It is confidence that if we live according to God's laws and the words of His prophets now, we will receive desired blessings in the future. It is believing and expecting that our prayers will be answered. It is manifest in confidence, optimism, enthusiasm, and patient perseverance."

It really helped me then, and has a new meaning to me today. I know things will work out. 

PS My husband called on the way to class tonight to tell me that gas is $1.99.  He knew that would cheer me up, and it did, not just because the price went down, but also because he thought to  do something simple, just to make me smile!