mtostens
Disciple of Prayer
I'm like so many others out there and my story is not ueneak. I'm a 44 year old women and I live with my boyfriend and my children. I have been the primary bread winner for several years and we were doing ok until 2014 hit. It started in February when I became very ill and almost unknowingly killing myself. I had only been employed with my current employer for about six months. So when I was unable to work because I was so sick they laid me off. I did not qualify for any disability or unemployment benefits. I was out of work for almost 2 months. So we were living off of part time minimum wage income. We were not able to pay the bills so we have borrowed, begged and sold belonging just to get by. I owe so much money to my friends and family that I'm embarrassed to talk to most of them. So I really no longer have friends and most of my family thinks I'm only calling to ask for more money, so they don't answer my calls. I found a job about two months after I was laid off. It was a $42k per year pay cut, but it was better than the no income I been getting. I was very grateful for the opportunity but I also needed to take care of my family. Then in August my son got a very bad staff infection in his leg and spent eight days in the hospital and the surgeries to clean out the infection. We thankfully had medical insurance. That was on me as I have carried the insurance for my kid for the last 5 years. Their Dad was not able to afford the coverage. So I was very thankful that my benefits had kicked in by now. As the total medical bill was $73k, my portion is $3k. This added additional debt that I could not handle. I'm in a debt program to help get back on track, but after paying all off the "fees" there is battery anything left to pay the creditors. I have paid almost $900.00 and not one of my creditors has been paid. I was able to find a little better paying job, but it's still not enough to cover the monthly bills and we just keep struggling. My truck needs about $1200 in repairs that I cannot afford so I'm worried that it's only going to get worse and cost more money. I have no money for Christmas so I didn't even put up a tree. I have been praying, but I'm losing faith. I keep saying that 2015 is going to be my year.
God, please help me find the strength to finish out this year and please help me keep my faith and allow some financial good to come my way VERY soon. Amen
God, please help me find the strength to finish out this year and please help me keep my faith and allow some financial good to come my way VERY soon. Amen
