Message #763

[daisylee]

Hi Jade!



I've been going through all the wonderful responses everyone gave you, and the thing is, so much of this is so obvious.  I know as a kid, we had nothing, my father was out of work fairly often due to injury and illness(and there were always large medical bills to pay)...as well as having a sickly brother...things like that.  And yet we four kids always had what we needed, as well as food on the table, and a roof over our heads.  My mother busted her butt...worked hours and hours of overtime, filling in in other departments of the factory when there wasn't work in her own!  She was lucky to be able to to that, and she had me taking care of the house, my little brother, etc.



Not every family and every situation is the same, but the one thing we can all count on is the fact that that which does not kill us, makes us stronger.  I see that in the way you've reached out to ask for ways to see you though.  Every little thing you're doing will help, and there will be other things that will present themselves along the way.  You've done the most important thing, and that's to "delay gratification"...not do those things that make you feel good at the moment, but down the road you kick yourself for doing.  That's the hardes thing to do....once you start that, finding other ways of saving and corner cutting are easy!



But it will pass...keep your hopes alive in your heart.  Set a goal of time when you expect to start seeing results, re-adjust them as needed. But mostly remember, there have been those before you that came out of these same situations just fine, and those that will come after.  It's all in how you decide to handle the situation.  It can overcome you, or you can overcome it.  How ever you decide to do it, I just know, YOU shall overcome!



I'm praying your husband's promotion comes though, and for any other relief that will ease you angst and your finincial burden.  God is similing on you, Jade...and you have all of us here too!



Daisylee