CounselingChristians

Q: My husband bought a swing set for the kids, which I had no idea until I saw him and an employee bringing the packages into the backyard.  After they got everything in the backyard and he was opening it up he noticed it had a lot of pieces so I asked him how can I help and then he told me what he needed help with so I set up a picnic blanket outside and put the baby on it to play with some toys (we have a 9 month old, a 4 and 6 year old together and a 13 and 18 year old from his previous relationships).  Around dinner time and with us still building the set ...I ordered the kids pizza for dinner because I wouldn’t have time to make dinner. When the pizza arrived the order was wrong and I was annoyed because it happened the last time I ordered but I set up the kids with their pizza then I went back in the backyard where he and his son who is 13 were and I was telling him about how the pizza order was wrong and he got upset with me and told me he doesn’t want to hear about it...

Q: Is it normal to feel depressed after a tough season? I moved to a new city with my husband and had high expectations. We faced major financial challenges moving to a more expensive city and gaining bearings in my career post graduation. I got laid off from a terrible job only a few months in which broke me because I had been aggressively job hunting and experienced a major job rejection and lay off within 24 hours. I then went on to be rejected from another major job because I did not finish my degree (a few classes) that I put off due to health and mental health issues. This was a job at a dream company, it eventually led me to complete my degree which I’m grateful for. A few months later I got a full time job again and was so thankful. Up until that point my relationship with God was great, I was suffering in my season of lack but was desperately drawing near to God. The new job didn’t last long (layoff) and they also owe me thousands of dollars which I still don’t have and feel p...