a little help from our friends
So, after staying with parents for two months while visiting on the east coast (saving at least $4000 in rent), we were picked up by our good friend Doc (who also drove us to the airport back in June, saving us at least $120 in taxi fare), and then went to a hotel where we only had to pay $59 a night – which included a beautifully delicious make your own waffles breakfast (our friend Jean, who works at Marriott, got us the discount, saving us $140 total.)
We checked out of our hotel after two nights today and picked up Lyric and Ollie’s lizards from our friend Lisa and her family, who watched the geckos the whole time we were gone and even nursed Lyric’s little darling back to health – saving us at least $1000 in pet sitting or vet services.
We then, having not had the good fortune of finding a place to live yet, needed somewhere else to stay. And we get a text from our friend Sherri, asking if we would housesit for them this entire week because they were going away. So now we’re staying in a wonderful house in the Palisades, buying a ton of time while we find the right housing situation. And the value of that – a place in the Palisades for a week, is at least $1000+.
It’s pretty amazing to me actually… so far the amount of money our friends have helped us save has been $6,260.
And of course it’s not all about the money, either. Is it?
One thing about living such an unconventional life is that we often get to see just how much a large number of people really do care about us. It’s quite a gift, actually.
that’s awesome! you should post some pics of the house you are staying in for the week!
That is really great! I love when friends help you out and you know that you aren’t alone in this world.
What a blessing, that’s great, Jase!
I think that sometimes when we do something for people, like give them a ride or a place to crash, we don’t think about how much money we’re saving for them, we just think of it as a little thing, but it really can be a big blessing, as you have just eloquently told us.
Of course, love isn’t just about the transfer of wealth. But often a willingness to share wealth is an indication of the sincerity of love.
Hey, I’ve always found it intriguing that when we’re securely employed, God’s gracious provision comes pretty exclusively through that means. But when we’re “living by faith,” like you guys are somewhat involuntarily doing right now, God gets provision to us through a creative array of “at the last minute” means–like friends driving us, sudden invitations to housesit, offers to again be a T.A., etc. Not exactly a comfortable way to live, but interesting to observe working out, huh? Good to hear things are breaking for you in good ways, Jase.