Living on a low income is hard. I don't have many frills. If you look at my assets there's my mobile home that's forty-four years old, my car that is eleven years old, my brand new laptop that was a gift from a friend and that's about it. Everything else was free or from Good Will or Savers.
I'm not complaining. Lord knows how very grateful I am for everything I have. I'm not yearning for anything new. I wish I could have simple things like this:
- A full tank of gas and more for the whole month
- Be able to eat out when I don't feel like cooking
- Do things with my nephew and nieces
- Drive up to my Mom's for a visit
- Drive to two friends for a visit
- Pay off some medical bills
- Go on vacation
When I was able to work full time, the above was easy to do. Now that I'm not able to work and rely solely on social security disability, this sixth year is still hard. Paying off my car helped but now I have car repairs. Again, I'm grateful to have the funds but I can't seem to catch a break.
I wonder if I'm not meant to catch a break? Maybe God wants me to learn more about depending on him and less about my managing? That could be.
Well, I guess I can only do what I can do with what I have.
And maybe what I have is enough.
