Increase

We received our new health ins cards in the mail Saturday - and just opened them yesterday day. I should have picked up on the a trend thats keeps happening when we receive new cards, but no, I hadn't gotten it yet - I do now! Every time they send us new cards, it's b/c there is a change - I'm sure you smart ones out there already knew that, I'm a little on the slow side when it comes to figuring things out like that - weather in the ink they use to print the cards, or in adding a new baby, or in changes to the plan, or - and this is my favorite - there are increases to the plan. I'm beginning to think that its only increases to our plan - b/c every time we get new cards, something goes up! So - now, our little copay is $45. Yes, $45. Compared to the $30, I think, it was when we moved. 

I'm on bord now - our health care system HAS GOT TO CHANGE! When we were in Buffalo, our ins was through the hospital I worked @, and our copay was $20. Granted that was almost 3yr ago now, and before our great system broke. But  none the less it was much less, and I worked for a hospital - and just FYI, most health care systems do not have good health ins plans, I was lucky, and a bit spoiled it seems now! I'm glad I'm not pregnant again! I don't know how'd we pay for it?! I don't know how we wouldn't be in debt w/ the hospital stay, and care, and what not if we were expecting. I know we are in hard times, and for a while I was not feeling the effect of the crashing economy around us - but I'm feeling it! And it wouldn't be a big deal, Mark and I are healthy adults not on meds, but having a little one can add to that, w/ check ups every 3mo or so. Ahh, sigh, oh well - I guess there's nothing I can do about it, and I should be thankful that we even have health ins. We are the lucky/blessed that have it - right? 

Hard times, rough times, tight times - will our country ever get back to 'normal'? Will we be able to recover from this mess that we are in? Will we be the land of opportunity that we once were, where hard work pays off? I hope so - but I'm afraid. I'm afraid that things are going to keep getting worse. I'm glad that our church is in a new series on relationships. I have so much to learn on this subject. And maybe I wont be so worried about worldly things - our crashing economy, and the price increases on what seems like everything. 

Thank you Jesus, for keeping us, for providing for all our NEEDS and lots of our wants. Thank you for keeping us safe and healthy, and watching over us. You are a great God! Help me to remember that You are so much bigger than what we are going through - as individuals, and a country!