Thankful Thursday:

Unbelievable how this year went by so fast. So much has

happened in our family this year..much trials, tribulations,

a separation and many a lesson learned. 

Trying to keep my family sane and happy this year has

 been the hardest for me and there were moments I wasn't

 sure if Heavenly Father was listening to my prayers. But I 

knew in my heart that Heavenly Father wouldn't give us 

trials that we couldn't handle and kept strong with that in

mind. 

I've learned this year to be a stronger person, have more

patience with my children as they're going through a rough

patch as well and being more optimistic about what the 

new year will bring us. 

2 days ago we we're on the verge of being homeless. We

had been waiting on a check from a client to pay our rent 

and were told that it would take about 2-3 weeks for us to

receive this payment. This was the only job we had for the

month and knew that the kids wouldn't get anything for Xmas.

We sat down with the kids and explained to them what

has happened and our 7 year said that he understands and

that he'd rather have a place to stay than be cold on the 

streets. We only had until the 28th to have a payment in of 

$1,398.67 this is plus court and legal fees to the office by 

5 pm. I had exhausted all resources trying to find help until

we could get that check in and repay whoever was going 

to help us. 3:20 pm a friend that we had done work for in

November then agreed to help us out. I couldn't be more 

thankful to Aaron and his wife for helping us that day. Our

family is indebted to him for his kindness and generosity. 

I'm thankful that today I'm able to write you all from a 

warm room with a roof over my head and Father full of 

grace and mercy who has blessed us with much to be 

thankful for. 

I look forward to 2011 and all that it holds for us and I

 hope that it brings you all more love, joy, happiness and

much abundance than you can receive. It's been an honor

to know each and every one of you. 

To read more Thankful Thursday stories, head over to
Grace Alone and link up there. Thanks, Alicia for the link!

God Bless:)