Sometimes having your own business can be great and sometimes hard. The greats...Scott being able to put work aside when he wants to if we need him at home, Scott doesnt have to answer to anyone but ME (haha), Scott can make his own schedule, he can come home for lunch on most days, he can be home for dinner on time most nights, and we can usually make better money. The hards...sometimes people dont pay until way after we have already paid for their supplies with our own personal money we needed to pay our own bills, seems like Scott either has too many jobs coming in at once or not enough, very unpredictable, PAPERWORK, wife as your boss, and stress of running a business and supporting a family at the same time.
Scott had a really good solid year from May of last year until May of this year. He even kept busy through winter thanks to a very nice basement remodel. Summertime is usually our prosperous time of year and we save up for winter however we havent had much in 5-6 weeks. Plus someone owes us quite a bit of money. That hurts! We have money set aside for these events but even still it can cause quite a bit of stress. We know they are good for their word but when business is not coming in at the same time it is hard to believe we will be alright. It is human nature to start thinking if it is slow now what will winter hold? The cost of supplies have doubled and some have tripled which could be a major culprit. Because of the recession many manufacturers were put out of business so now the 1 or 2 left have jacked up their prices thus causing Scott's estimates to be higher than some want to or can afford to spend. I dont blame them!! We figured if we wouldve waited to add on to our house until this spring it would have cost us 3 times as much as it did!!! That is ridiculous but also a part of life. You think when a recession is ending is good and whew we made it through but really it is just beginning for us I think. During the recession everyone wanted to add on and remodel bc they couldnt sell and cost of goods were at an all time low. Now people realize they can move to a new house again without loosing too much on their current home and so are doing. Not like they were but it is beginning to pick up again. Because of these slow times for Scott he has decided to change his name. He has wanted to for quite sometime because his previous name made it sound like he only did repair work and not the big jobs like room additons and remodels which he prefers! He will still do repair work but hopes to get more big jobs. Scott's dream is to someday build a custom home. I pray that God honors his hard work and grants this desire. Scott is so good at what he does and really does enjoy it! Not many people can say they honestly love what they do but Scott can and that alone is a gift from God! God is good and I know he will provide for our family in some way and at the right time. Scott is working hard on tyring to advertise his new business name and hopefully that will bring in some extra work! God has never let us down!
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i hear you sis...financially trusting God is not easy. we want so badly to think that we are in control and have all our money and accounts lined up. sometimes i think God just puts us in this situation so that we can only look to Him. as home missionaries..$ is tight all the time. summers are worse...ppl's giving is down + Rod doesn't have work. any breaks are the same. to top it off, many ppl just aren't that interested in inner city work vs overseas...especially if we're not with an agency and even more so that we don't have big numbers. but we are doing what God has called us to do - following His leads. All we can do is trust Him to take care of us. THis morning was one of those starting to freak out moments...:) so i know exactly how you feel.
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