Do you know how many times I have started to write on this blog and ended up erasing the whole thing because all it contains is my whining? Yes, life kinda sucks right now...has since Richard lost his job in January. He's since worked at a job that paid minimum wage (that totally didn't work! Full time boring work, with no $$ at the end of it!) So now he's working for Rosetta Stone part-time and is making $.75 more! Wow!! We're moving up in the world! The search for a career job seems impossible. Isn't having 2 Masters degrees supposed to land you something in the working world? Apparantly not in our case. :P
This past May we couldn't afford the $1200 rent anymore, or any rent for that matter, so we moved in with Richards parents. Thank goodness for family who have the space and can put up with us for a bit till we can get back on our feet! I have to admit, it's been really hard! I'm trying to be patient, non-judgemental, non-whiney, and try the bloom-where-you're-planted outlook, but wow, I seem to manage to be the complete opposite! I sure hope we're learning whatever it is we're supposed to be learning!
I do have to say (and if I didn't I'd be totally ungrateful!) that we have amazing friends and family in our life that give us love and support and financial help! Without you, I don't know how we'd get through this! Thank you so much! I can't wait for the day when we can turn around and give financial help to those who need it, or surprise someone with a jar full of money on their doorstep, or slip $400 into someone's scriptures, give someone a gift card to a favorite restaurant, take someone's kids clothes shopping, or help someone with their car problems. All this brings tears to my eyes as I remember these things being given to us since March. I feel that the Lord is blessing us, even if it's not always in the way we want. We do have a place to live, the kids are happy and healthy, we have great friends, and our cars are at least in running condition! (Knock on wood!)
6 years ago
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Kimberly, keep your chin up. My family had some similar blessings in times of difficulty growing up. You are loved and learning, whether it feels like it or not. Your post touched my heart, you and Richard are in our prayers!
We have been there and we might be there again real soon. It WILL get better. It is a most interesting journey to see what the Lord wants from us in life. We have had so many blessings that mirror the kind you are talking about. It is amazing and wonderful to realize that we are never alone and the Lord is always watching over us.
Keep smiling! It really does work.
Oh Kimberly, I'm so sorry that you are going through this right now. I agree with what's already been said....it will get better.
Keep praying and keep that positive attitude. Nathan and I will add your sweet family to our prayers.
Good things will come your way. Look up the first few verses of D&C 98...it gives me great comfort when things are bad.
Love you.
aaah, hang in there. It's when the going gets tough that true character shines through. It will all work out, you know it will. Sometimes you just have to "keep on swimming" :)
You guys are so awesome, and despite what you say, I've been impressed with your very positive attitude despite difficult circumstances at the moment. HANG IN THERE!! Sometimes is the most educated, most capable people who bad things happen to. It's so frustrating, but I know that in the end, things are going to work out ok for you!! Thank goodness for families and good neighbors, huh!!
luv you.
Understand time of difficulties. After arriving in Fla in hopes of staying with Mike's family till we get on our feet, Cousin tells me as soon as we drive up driveway after three days of traveling (her request to come as late as possible and b/c we had to get out of our house by certain time) Anyway, she told us we had 3 mos to find our own place. With no job, (mike) and him being on TDI from eye surgery and only having that with my SSDI we had to find a place. So we jumped on the first avail affordable decent place we could find. But have struggled since. he did end up back at the same company as in RI with a over a dollar pay cut. So understand to some degree how you feel. Anyway, drop in my blog time and again. Amongst all the daily reading and discussion type thing Im having I do throw in some daily life in there. I should seperate them so those who don't wish to read my dailies won't have to scan through to get to the real life stuff. Your in my prayers. Love and hugs Me
OH forgot.. I was told so I will pass it along to you,
" Through every trial comes a Treasure"
That's a great thing to know. Imagine the blessing in this trail..
I came over from Steve Westover. I can totally relate to what you are going through. Times are rough for a lot of us.
I often too think that I hope I am learning what I am supposed to learn.
My husband is in the jobhunt and he also has two post graduate degrees. I am wondering if the prophets should start giving the advice of NOT being so educated. :)
God bless.
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