I just want to thank everyone for their prayers and for
their continued prayers over the last four years. When I Supply eliminated my job, I felt
pretty useless; I was depressed and felt hopeless. People who think it is easy to just go out
and get a job don’t understand what it is like to lose 2/3 of your income. I didn’t want to get out of bed; I acted like
an idiot on job interviews. I really did
look as best as my mental state would allow me for a job. We got help early on with our house payment
from the State. Eventually we ran out of
money. I continued to try to fix things
myself but I finally came to my senses and returned to church. I always had faith it would eventually be OK
but I wasn’t asking Jesus, I wasn’t crying out to the Holy One for help. I wasn’t praying enough if any. The reason I am laying my life story out here
is to tell everyone that without my church family and my Sunday school class
I’m not sure where our family would be.
My son spent two years at school in Kansas and I could not send him any
money. He even worked two jobs a couple
of times. Once I surrendered and
literally fell on my knees crying for help from Jesus, things slowly started
getting better. I got a job at Kroger
working in the deli I couldn’t make the house payment but I could pay the
electric bill. We utilized Mason’s food
pantry and other sources for food. In
January this year, I got a job at Phillips still not enough money to make the
house payment but it was one more step closer to the end of the tunnel. Then Tom lost his job. Satan is really a pain in the neck. But we didn’t give up, Hannah, Tom and Tommy
started going to church with me. Tom
started as an Uber driver and worked at Pizza Hut for a while and when I
couldn’t take Phillips anymore I stumbled upon a job at Shorr Packaging. The salary could save our house if it wasn’t
too late. It was already headed to
foreclosure. The benefits are amazing,
double digit growth if I could pick a job any job it would be this one. Finally, after fighting with Bank of America
our loan was modified, our payment went down and we can keep our house.
I’m telling you all of this because this entire journey was
a God thing. God gave us a miracle in
1994 when he saved our very premature baby that will be 21 on 10/13. Then we kind of drifted away then Hannah comes
along and gets diagnosed with CF and we joined Mt. Carmel and then eventually
drifted away. The great thing about
Jesus is he is there for you even if you drift away he will forgive you.
Dear friends if you have troubles in your life turn to
Jesus. Our life is proof that there is a
God and he is there to lift us up. We
may not always understand times of trouble, disease or loss of loved ones but His
plan is perfect. He will work it
out. We are coming out of this with a
greater appreciation for simple things, family, people in need, and renewed
faith. Even in the worst of times you
can find joy, thank God for the little things those can get you through. Thank Him for the moon and stars, sunny days,
rainy days it’s all good!
I know that when another storm hits, we will trust in Jesus to get us through.
