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Change is Coming!

We had such a Bad day the last few days, but Change is Coming!

I can feel it as much as I am breathing! Things are getting ready to change and I just know it! It may be Tough at the moment, but Something is in the Works for us and it is going to be So Good!

I have been working as hard as I can with what little that we have had, to get something going on the Internet, but nothing is really working well! I get a few Commissions here and there from JIC, but other then that, Nothing! But that is all about to Change!

I have been disappointed by many programs with many promises, but I can actually see people getting Cycled and Paid in the Group Constantly so I know that this is Real and I trust Josie completely!

I have found someone who Truly cares about Others who are struggling! Her whole purpose with her program is to help the Homeless and the Struggling, get back on their feet again!

I have chatted with her personally and I soon will be earning from this and what is so Wonderful about this, is that this Program is helping so many Philippines whose lives were Devastated by the Super Typhoon, Yolanda and Many, Many others as well!

The administrator of #WealthForPH or #WFP4Life, is dedicated to helping these Strong and wonderful People who has lost Everything! I Truly Admire and respect her! 

Things are Changing for many right now as I am writing this, and I am on this list and we will be getting on Our feet again soon! 

When this happens, I will be Paying it Forward to help others who are struggling! I have wanted to do this for so long, and it Will Happen Soon! :)

It's NOT Your Problem! Is it?

NOT a good start to the day! Everything that could go wrong, pretty much has! I am just Venting right now! I need to or I will Break Down again! I know Nobody Cares or will Read this anyways!

 I am so tired of everything having to be so difficult! We still have not received Any assistance from Human Services! My husbands New Job won't start him until Next Saturday, so that threatens us from having to leave the motel now! We are HUNGRY! Have NO WAY to WASH our CLOTHES! NO GAS in the CAR! The Car itself, is getting ready to Break Down! I just want SOMETHING to GO RIGHT SOON! 

Yes! I KNOW!! I am supposed to appreciate what we do have, which is almost NOTHING, and I do. but that does not make it any easier! I do know that God has seen us through so far, but I do need to Vent!

We are not on the streets YET and we woke up to another day, but this is SO HARD! I PRETEND EVERYTHING IS FINE, so Everyone is HAPPY that way! But it is not, so Sorry to Disappoint You All! I am SO SORRY to Ruin your Day!

Negative into Positive!

I spoke earlier in my Blog about learning lessons from the hardships that we may experience! Well, Although I am still learning everyday and riding that "Emotional Rollercoaster" at times, I did experience a New Passion about "The Homeless" after we became Homeless!

We started attending a small local church in town and learned about a homeless program while we were there and contacted them for help, and after they helped pay for a couple of nights at the Motel for us, I decided to volunteer, only once so far, at this local Homeless Project called "The Jeremiah Tree". I was so happy to be a part of it and wanted to do more, but still, I wanted More people to get involved! This gave me the idea of wanting to get more online Awareness and, although I was not the first to do this, by far, I had to do something! I decided to Create an Online Community on Google+ to help Raise even More Awareness of this Homeless Problem that we do have in America! 

I was so tired of being "The Victim" all of the time, and although I still get down and we do need help at times, I wanted to do something Positive with Our situation! I also decided, after several people encouraged me to write about our story, to start this Blog. It helps to be able to express my feelings and tell about what our experiences are as we are living them day to day. 

I am Very passionate about this, but found out that Many are not! Homelessness is Not what people want to hear about! It is something that many do not care about! Some don't even acknowledge that it exists or refuses to see it! People are More passionate about Saving the Animals, Trees or the Enviornment then they are about Saving Human Beings and this is so Sad! People have their Priorities all screwed up! I care about all of those issues, But a Human Being should be First on the list! Atleast that is the way I see it and Believe Me! If you was to suddenly become Homeless, and it can happen to you too, You would change your views on these things! I Promise You that!

I do hope to Create Something Positive out of this Situation that we are in now, and I  hope to use our Negative Experiences as a tool for Something Lasting and Positive! 

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A Visit from another Angel!

I woke up a little late today, since I stayed up so late last night, feeling restless and hungry. It was a slow start to the morning, but finally got a message from a friend of my husbands, saying that he would be over. he showed up around 2 or so, in the afternoon, and brought us all a bottle of pop, which was so nice of him! He also loaned my husband a little money, so that we could get something to eat! 

We was so appreciative and we were so hungry! lol. It was such a nice thing for him to do! He hung around and talked for about an hour or so, then left. We drove up to the grocery store and bought a few groceries. What a Great feeling it was to buy some food! We came straight home and ate! 

God comes through in so many different ways! This was truly a Blessing once again! My husband will be starting his new job sometime soon. They hired him, but told him that they would call him in the next couple of days to come in, we are just so Thankful for this Job! 

It was nice to have a Visit from a friend! We do not get those anymore! Most have forgotten us or abandoned us now! Every once in awhile, we get a visit from an Angel desguised as a friend or someone who has helped us!  We always have God though, and a couple of friends left to believe in! I also have a few relatives left that do love and care about us, but just are not able to help us at this time. The rest, too, have abandoned us, but that is Ok. We will make it through, because we always have atleast One Visitor! 

Another Sleepless Night!

I hate when I can't sleep! This is happening more often lately! I stay awake, my eyes open, because when I close my eyes, the race begins!

Thoughts of Everything pouring in, like a Faucet turning on! I think of Everything that we lost, and then try to convince myself at the same time that I need to stop thinking of those things! They are Gone Forever! We cannot get them back by thinking about them, but I want to hold on to those thoughts sometimes! It is so hard to let it go! The sick feeling just wants to linger as I try so hard to ignore it. A constant Battle rages back and forth as I fight with my thoughts! 

I just want peace of mind again! I don't want this Reality anymore but I know that this is Real and We have to face it everyday! Another day has passed. Broke! Hungry! We need so many things! Clean Clothes! The Car problems! Bills! Catching up! Getting further behind! If we will Ever catch up and be able to start over! We are so far in the hole, How do we get back out again? My Health! My Husbands Health! My sons and Daughters Health! My Grandsons Health! Our Future! The What Ifs! The Regrets! The Mistakes! The, If I could do it overs!!!!! Racing! Racing! Racing in my head!

Just One More Time! Just One More Break! Just One More Chance to do it Right this time! 

Trying to Keep My Head Above the Water!

Broke, No Clean Clothes and Hungry again! My husband is Doing his Second part of his test today at his new job, then will start this week hopefully! Until then, the Bills are piling up. I feel like I am Drowning Sometimes! It feels like the walls are closing in! We are getting Closer to things getting better, yet this Dark feeling of Gloom is tapping on my shoulders again! It is a Surreal feeling and it is not good, yet I fight it as best as I can. 

We will owe the Motel atleast 2 weeks and we have to keep gas in the car and the car running! It can be Very Overwhelming! We haven't had much help at all lately and so it has been really hard to keep our heads above water! 

I have been working Hard on My Internet Programs trying to earn some money, but it is slow! Hoping things will pick up soon! It is keeping my mind and My Stomach occupied some to just stay busy! I have this Blog, 2 Google+ Communities, facebook and my online programs to keep me occupied for now! 

We are So Very Thankful for everything that we have gotten help with and everyone who pitched in here and there! We would not be here still, if those who cared, did not come forward to help us and we are So Thankful that we do have a roof over our Heads and still a little bit of canned food left!

We just Pray for another small Miracle so that we can make it until My husband starts bringing in a regular Paycheck! God is Good All of the Time and he will Make a Way Somehow! He Always has! 

Knocked Down to Earth!

Eventually Everyone gets knocked down to earth sometimes. We are supposed to learn a Great lesson in that and not be Too proud and to Appreciate every little thing that we have and to Never take things for granted again! Especially each other!

Those who have NOT yet experienced what it is like to be "Knocked Down", do not know just how Fortunate we are! I know that sounds Crazy, but it is so True! We learn things that some will never acquire in life because they did not experience, or have the Opportunity to experience what it is like to hit rock bottom.

When life knocks us down, our Sight Changes. Our train of thought changes. Our Appreciation of even the little things Change. Our Eyes are Truly Opened! Some will go through their entire lives without these Gifts and it is a shame, really. Don't get me wrong!  I do not wish any bad on anyone, but some will Always be blind to these things. They will Never Truly appreciate what they do have and will always take things for granted. 

Something as Meaningless as an Oven, or a Bed or Dishes and Pots and Pans. A toaster, can opener, coffee pot, Your own bedroom, Privacy, refrigerator, microwave. A garden, neighborhood, garage, driveway. Safety, Security, Warmth, Blankets, Coats, Clothing, Shampoo, toothepaste, deoderant, personal needs, Hot Meals, Home cooked Meals. I can go on and on and on! These and many more things in life, So Many of us take for granted! 

Friends and Family are another thing that we take for granted. But that is another learning Process in itself! When you Hit rock bottom, you definately will find out who Truly Cares for you And you will DEFINATELY Lose alot of "Friends and Relatives" along the way! When you get back on your feet again, I am sure, many of them will try to come back! (After the Storm has Cleared!) but that is Human Nature Sometimes. 

The Moral of this Story? Take in Everything that you Learn from this Experience of being at the bottom! Use it in the Most Positive Way that you can! I am trying to! I still get down at times, of course. We all do and will, but what is the most Important thing to remember out of all of this is: GET RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN!! It won't happen overnight, and some do expect it to, but as long as you are Moving Forward, You are Going the Right Way!

Back Again!

It has been about 10 days since I have been able to update my blog. We have been riding the Emotional Roller Coaster, as usual, but things are looking up! 

My husband got a job at a local Pizza place and he will start this week sometime. We will have the details, hopefully tomorrow! We will be about 2 to 3 weeks behind on the motel stay, but they agreed that we can stay until he gets paid, because they know that we are good, honest people and we will pay them. It is going to be really rough until he gets paid. I don't think some people realize what it takes to survive, even little things, like paper plates, cups, everyday household needs. grooming and personal needs, not to mention gas for the car and food to get by! 

We are truly Blessed to be able to stay here now and not have to worry about being out in our car, in the cold. We also had a good Samaritan that lives in my town, from my Facebook friends, bring us some canned foods and some other things from the grocery. That too was a Blessing! The food won't last long, with 3 adults, but it sure is a Huge Help and we are Very Thankful! :)

I still miss Hot, Home cooked meals really bad, but canned food is so much better then no food and Many people who are homeless don't get even that! It is Sad that their is so many who are going Hungry right now as I am writing this, and yet so little care to do anything! 

I do have a Wish List even though nobody will probably care! I would Love to get a toaster, a crock pot, an electric hot plate or something like that. A skillet or Pan to cook in and some microwaveable dishes and cookware. I could atleast make some microwaveavable Hot meals if I had something to work with! Of course we would need cooking oil and other foods too! Gas is always an issue and car repairs are too. It will take awhile to catch up with our bills and repair our car and to actually have spending money to buy these items that I want, but atleast it is a Step in the right direction and we will get there eventually! 

A Gift from God!

It is a Wonderful Blessing when others Pray for you! When they Truly, from the Heart, are praying for you! God hears all Prayers! I know that! He also sees our Hearts and knows what is inside of each and every one of us! Sometimes God puts it upon us to Pray for others who are troubled, but sometimes he wants us to be his vessel and Reach out to those who need it! 

I have been guilty of ignoring what God wants me to do, many times. I have not been in a position to help out others Financially for awhile now and I want to so badly. There has been many that we have come across who Acted on what God wanted them to do and I see that and I admire that! I too want to act on what God wants me to do. I created a Homeless America Community on Google+ because our experience has taught me to see another side of life that I too ignored before. I have a Passion now, to help others who are Homeless, even if I cannot help financially at this time, I want to give something, not just take! 

God Willing, If we Survive this Ordeal and get to a place where we can help others financially, I will be doing that! God knows that I am sincere about this! My eyes are opened so much more then they were before and it is a Gift from God. No Labels can do this to ones Heart! No matter how much you call yourself a "Christian" or "Humanitarian" or whatever label that you want to use, If you do not have it in your Heart, then Labels mean Nothing! Preaching and Advising and Helpful Tips mean NOTHING!

You Must Want to Help Others because it is in your Heart to do so and because God put it there! I cannot do much right now, but I am doing what I can, when I can, and My Heart is in the Right Place. I am not Perfect and I have my Flaws, but I do Care about others Very Much and I Thank God that I have Compassion and Love for others! What a lonely World it would be to have such a Cold Heart with no Love or Compassion! 

Desperately Looking for a Job!

During these last few months, My husband has been hitting the Job Market hard, but so far, No Calls! He has applied at local Fast Food jobs, Carpet Cleaning, Janitorial, Factories, Department Stores, but to No Avail so far! Not sure if it is just "The Economy", or the fact that he is 52 yrs of age or what.

My husband is with a Temporary Employment Agency and has been checking with them Lately, and they may have something for him! We are Praying that they contact my husband within the next couple of days.

I have been venturing into some Online Work at Home Programs and hoping that something comes through there also. As I mentioned before in my Blog, I have some health issues that need to be addressed, and hoping to get those resolved soon, so that maybe I can get back to work too. Until then, I am unable to work outside of a "work at my own pace" type of job.

Tomorrow, once again, is our last day at the motel. We are out of Money. No gas in the car and no way to move our things out of the motel room so it is looking pretty Gloomy right now! It is getting colder outside at Night, so sleeping in our car will be a challenge, If we are even able to get the car somewhere that we can park it at and stay. 

Please send Prayers! We can Really use them! 

I am Praying for You!

In the Midst of Everything that has happened to us, My husband losing his job, us losing our home, my Car, Most of our belongings, becoming Homeless, going without food and gas at times, I have heard so many others and seen so many others now, who are so much worse off then we are! I am Praying for You! 
We have also been Blessed by so many who have come out of the woodwork and Prayed for us, gave us money, paid our motel stay, helped with food and gas! I am praying for you! 
We have been Abandoned by many. Hated and Judged by many! Disrespected and Ignored by Many! I am Praying for you! 
Every Day, a new Tragedy! Someone dies or someone loses a Loved one! I am Praying for you! God Bless Everyone!

I'M Back!

I am Finally Able to Update my Blog again! I have been without a Laptop and have just been using my daughters tablet and it would not let me access my Blog, but thanks to a friend loaning me this laptop and good ole Google Chrome saving my Bookmarks, I am able to get back to it. 

Not much has happened since my last post. other then the motel did work with us and allow us to stay an extra week until we received our sons SSI so that we can pay them up until the 1st and then an extra week, so we are good here until Friday the 9th of October.

We were also Finally approved for Medical Insurance, which is a God Send Truly, and still waiting to hear about the Food Stamps. Hoping they will come in soon! We really could use them right now! 

We have been up and down, some days good, and other days, like today, not so good. Running out of food is no fun, but this is part of life for "The Needy and Homeless!" 

Some people do not Comprehend what it is like to be out of food, or live day by day, not knowing where we will be after Friday. The clock is Always ticking Down, but it is a Feeling that I do not Wish on Anyone! 

My husband has still been actively searching for work. with no luck so far. I am hoping to get back to work also, but need to get my health situation under control first. Our Car problems are just too Expensive for us to fix right now, but hoping the car will last long enough for my husband to get a job and get his first paycheck, so we can afford to get a new radiator and coil packs for the car. One good thing is that we do have someone to put them in once we get the parts. It is just a matter of timing. Hoping that time will be on our side!