Sacrifices

Some of you read a recent blog of mine about my wife's pregnancy and lack of health issurance. I thought I would give you an update (if you are interested...).
When we found out we were pregnant we had no health insurance. We were very scared. My wife's jobs all are on a prn basis so that means all benefits are given up to get paid more. We had been living okay without them and were planning on getting private benefits when she took a pregnancy test and it was positive.
Thankfully we have been blessed and have been provided for by our gracious God. Each day He seems to remind us that He is in charge of our lives and will take care of us. After we were turned down for Medicaid we were devastated, but we knew something would work out. This last year we started following the David Ramsey debt method and had saved up enough money to buy my truck cash (we sold our car with the car payment). Right now we own both our vehicles. We decided last week to put my truck up for sale and then use that money to pay for all our medical expenses. Our OBGYN office has been extremely gracious and we are making payments to them and also arranging payments for Freeman.
We will have to go get another vehicle (eventually) that will require a payment each month, but we are thankful for the opportunity to be able to sell a vehicle we own and use that for her maternity leave and medical costs.

That being said I have come to realize that things I valued 5 years ago really don't seem that important anymore. When you are required to sacrifice things (especially material objects) you come to realize their poor value. Most of the time I don't mind giving up stuff I once thought was so important, but seems to small to me now. Maybe it's because my wife and I have had to give up several dreams and objects :) for the birth of our first child and we are getting used to the thought of giving up everything for the people you love. Honestly we put so much value into materialistic things and to realize their lack of value is enlightening. There is so much more to our earth than the things we can't take to heaven with us. It's about investing into our families, our children, our friends. Investing into things we can take to heaven.
Our journey has slowly begun, but sometimes I look at my wife and think "I wouldn't do this with anybody else."
Oh and P.S. Another praise report we found out my lack of employment will give me grants for the fall so I'm probably transferring to PSU and then will be a stay-at-home dad to my soon to be 2 kids while going to school.