This is the story of Michigans economy.. and us
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7097585.stmThis is the story of Michigans economic woes, and we were a part of this story... you have to click on the blue link under the red box on the top right for the video....it is VERY bad here... and we are about to lose everything we have... we have applied for jobs in just about every state in the US, and even for some in Canada... its not good....
posted by Cynnie01 @ 10:29 PM
4 Comments:
Great story and so sad. I grew up in above average income family. Horses and pools and beautiful homes. When my Mom finally left dad do to abuse,her punishment was to live in poverty with the kids.I only see that now. As kids we didn't seem to notice we were poor. My Mom never let us see her cry over where food money was going to come from. Even though she worked we must have been barely making it. No matter what your son will be okay if he thinks you are. They seem to take their cues from us. Right now my husband is killing himself working at a job that is for unskilled unschooled workers. It's hard for him to feel demeaned like that each day but he keeps us fed and even though we never have enough to pay all the bills I am getting very good at stealing from Peter to pay Paul.The wind blows right through all the doors and windows of my house. We need to replace them but well,,,I think what makes me feel so bad for you is that you had such a fast trip down to where alot of us live. It's very difficult to go from needing an item and buying it to counting pennies for toilet paper. I imagine you are feeling pretty depressed all the time. I have a huge family and still don't know how we will do Christmas this year. I usually have money saved but a few emergencys this yr ate up all my savings.For today I am choosing not to freak out. It makes my husband feel like a terrible failure and puts even more stress on him. I cannot know what it feels like to be in your shoes but I can tell you that you will be amazed that you will somehow make through this. One thing, Christmas when you have very little money can be done.I have 5 kids. I have done crazy things to make sure they had godd Christmases when they were little. When you are afraid and things suck, start praying.I find I don't pray that often when things are going fine. But I snuggle right up to Jesus when things get scarey. He will never leave you or abandon you.It does not mean he will give you everything you want but he will show you things you never noticed. I am not the "church lady".I am a terrible example of a christain but I'm no fool either and I know where to turn when times are tough. Just know that there are people who are talking to God everyday about you.
Your commentor is right...In so many ways. It is much more difficult to suddenly find yourself down here with those of us that have always struggled.
My husband works 14 days, and sometimes 7 days a week, and we still struggle.
It sucks.
Somehow, we always find a way to celebrate Christmas and to survive the day to day.
Today, we are begging family members to help us with food. We have NOTHING. I pray all of the time, and I do remember to pray when things are going well, but boy, do I pray when things are bad ! lol.
I am praying for you, too.
Just don't give up. You still have a lot, and that counts for something.
I couldn't get the links to work.. This one or the one that you sent me.
Grrr....
I was thinking that you aren't too far from Windsor, right? Maybe something will pop up there. I have family there and Shawn and I have thought about heading that way many times over the years. There is way more work there then here. Maybe you'll get lucky.
I'll keep my fingers crossed.
This year, I am baking cookies (from a Betty Crocker mix, LOL) and giving them out. It is the best that I can do. I have no idea what we will do for our kids, but we will figure something out....
I will keep praying for you.
thank you, to all of you who have posted comments. We have NEVER been in a position like this before, sure, we lived paycheck to paycheck, who doesn't these days ? But we ALWAYS thought, with what my husband does for a living, that jobs would be plentiful. Despite the fact that he made good money, we were paying 500 a month on our health ins, 400 a month in child support, and a cariety of other bills that cut that yearly amount almost in half. Not to mention the taxes we paid with the IRS and the state.Christmas has NEVER been a issue for us, until now. And if it wasn't for the salvation army this year, there would be NO Christmas. we have zero income coming in right now... NADA. I think we have about 1.35 to our name. and the checking acct is OD and growing at 10.00 per day ( bank fees ). When I was younger ( in my early 20's ) i wa raising two children alone, and I struggled. SOmetimes we ate mac and cheese for weeks on end ( I wonder if thats why my daughters hate it so much now )I know what it is like to struggle, and rob peter to pay paul. I also got VERY good at that :) For now, at least, we have a roof over our heads ( that may change BEFORE Christmas though ) and thanks to the Gleaners Food Bank, we have food. We are using ever available resource out there available to us. I am having daily conversations with God lately, I even made a deal with Him.. if He could lead my husband to a JOB, then we would do whatever we could to turn it around and help another family , or families in need. So far, no job. But we keep forging ahead, I keep searching the internet for work, and I continue to pray. Not just for me, but for everyone in our situation. I pray all the time, not for "things", but just for my husband to find a job that we can survive on.Biddie... would you like me to email you the link again ? I can send them seperately ( written story and video )
I want to thank all of you, from the bottom of my heart, for the kind words and encouragement. It means a lot to me to know there are others praying for us, and that we are not alone. Maybe if we jam up Gods phone lines with all our prayers, He will get tired of it and act... LOL
I too, will continue my prayers for all of you who are struggling too. I do have a site you can go to, that may help with a bill or two.. its called www.modestneeds.org it sure can't hurt !!!
Post a Comment
<< Home