Under A Dark Cloud

Ever get the feeling that a dark cloud is following you? Seems as lately everything I do is wrong, everything is falling apart and we just can't seem to get ahead.

A couple days ago, as I was fixing dinner I heard a loud whooshing noise from the oven after turning it on. Apparently, according to the nice Natural Gas man, my family & I narrowly escaped certain death. Had to go out & buy a new range. $$$. Enough said.

Also, our super wonderful, yet apparently health fragile mutt is sick. Took him to the vet. $$$. No clear answers, tests waiting, sad situation. Enough said.

Dentist called. Hayden needs to go to the orthodontist, not sometime in the future, but as the dentist said, "sooner the better, something not right". Worry about child's well-being, $$$, enough said.

I'm having more of the same kidney issues, waiting to take tests that I have to pay for out of pocket, worry about my own well being, $$$, enough said.

School notified me today, that they are no longer going to be calling upon substitute Educational Assistants, so no $$$. Say it with me...Enough said.

Believe it or not, this is actually not the end of the list, but these are the issues most strongly upsetting me, keeping me awake at night. I keep worrying about other people's situations, people I care about who are struggling to keep ends met. I have to wonder where all this is going.

If God doesn't give one more than they can handle, does he know how close to crazy I am?