Working Through It

Around here, naptime, after bedtime, and every spare second in between has been filled with “manufacturing” as Jared calls it. Yes, the Heartsy/Etsy sale went well, for which I am humbled and grateful for.

I wish I could say the hard work and money earned from the promotion was going toward something fun like Christmas surprises, or maybe a new laptop, but in reality, it’s going toward bills.

The bill this money is going toward is kind of exciting though.

Two years ago we found ourselves sleeping in the hospital for a few extra days when our baby girl decided to come a bit too early.

Then exactly a year later, we were back–celebrating her birthday in the hospital again, this time with an infection.

She’s a totally healthy, very active, chatterbox two-year-old now, so no worries there and we’re of course grateful for the medical care our daughter received.

But once her health was taken care of, it was time to start thinking about the medical bills. Insurance did cover most of it, thankfully, but we’ve been plugging along with our part and I was so excited to be able to call the last collector yesterday and tell them I was ready to pay the rest in full.

So as I’m assembling felt story sets, giving my printer a workout, and making multiple trips to the post office, my heart is full of gratitude and I want to thank you for supporting my art and thank you for helping me support my little family.

We still have way too much debt, but having one major bill paid off is motivating, and I know that if we stay (as Dave Ramsey says) “gazelle intense,” we’ll continue to work through it.