For the majority of the summer Christian and I have been stressing (in the back of our minds) about finances. We knew this fall that money could potentially be a bit of an issue. We needed multiple things to fall into place. Christian needed an assistantship at UT, which would pay for his tuition. He also needed a job/some type of income. I already had a small part-time job in place, but not enough to make a living.
A few weeks ago, two programs contacted Christian and told him that they had assistantship positions available. So Christian emailed them back and sent his schedule right away, hoping that he would get one. Tuition is due on Monday, and we DID NOT have the money to pay it. Sure we could have gotten a student loan, but we were trying to avoid it if at all possible.
Yesterday, Christian called one of the assistantship programs and asked if they knew anything about the assistantships. They told him HE GOT THE ASSISTANTSHIP! He is going to be a TA for the psychology department. I cried and Christian didn't know what to do with himself. We quickly knelt down and prayed and thanked Heavenly Father for this HUGE blessing. We then celebrated by going out to dinner and a movie.
So today, Christian found out that he also got a job as an assistant coach on the club swim team here in Knoxville. HE HAS A JOB!
Today we have been so happy. We have been praying and fasting for these things for so long, and now that they're here, we realize how blessed we truly are. Our testimonies have been strengthened. We know that God hears and answers our prayers. Even though they might not be answered when we want, prayers WILL be answered.
We know we'll still be poor; all couples at this stage are poor I think. But we won't be in debt. We won't be completely scrounging for money. We will be ale to pay rent, buy school supplies, and buy things we need to prepare for our baby to come.
We...I...can now officially stop stressing. :)
