I have to say that God is so gracious. Since December, Abraham has been out of job, searching for a job. For months, he has tirelessly updated and fixed his resume for each different company and had interview after interview.

I truly appreciate the support of my church family who have prayed for us, who have reminded us that we are not alone in our journey, those who have referred us to job openings, and bought our kids gifts for Christmas to make sure they would have a wonderful Christmas. If I haven't said it yet, please know that I thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.

Since so many of you have been asking about Abraham's job, I want to let you know through the blog that he has now been employed for more than a month. Thanks to our good Lord. ^_^ He is working with a start-up company in California, who are letting him telecommute. Praise God! It is not a completely stable situation yet, as with most start-ups, but it is still something.

Because we have gone through almost a half a year of job loss, I know what some of our church members are going through with job losses and early retirements. My prayers are with you who are struggling in this economic down time.

One thing that amazes me, though, is that we still got by with little and are still satisfied. Many times, we realized that we were even closer to each other than before, because we needed to be there for each other through this time.

There is an old Chinese fable that I cherish. It is about a farmer who owned a fabulous horse. The people of the village all said that this farmer was blessed to have this horse.

One day, the horse ran away. The people of the village all said the farmer must be cursed. Weeks later, the horse returned bringing with it a herd of wild mustangs. The people of the village all said the farmer was blessed.

A few days after this, the farmer's only son fell from one of the wild mustangs, badly breaking his leg. The people of the village all said the farmer must be cursed.

The next week the Imperial Army rode into the village and took all the able-bodied young men to fight in a war with a neighboring country. The farmer's son was left behind. All the men taken from the village were killed in a terrible battle.

Sometimes, what seems to be a blessing is really a curse, and sometimes what seems to be a curse is really a blessing.

Isn't that true with our material situation sometimes?

Thanks for all your prayers and support! And those of you who are going through tough times, please know that my prayers are with you and that you are richer than anyone because God is your Father, who is the richest in the world.