SINGLE PARENT

I am a single mother of three wonderful children. My oldest is away at college, trying to come back home to work so that he can help me. The second is a senior at a high school. Both boys aspire to be engineers. I also have a ten year old daughter, who has a slight learning disability. She inspires me to be better. I once had it all…. so I thought. My relationship was based on lies. The man that I was once going to marry, got multiple DWI’s and turned this house upside down. He promised to change, and when he returned from rehab, he was abusive to my sons. I couldn’t take it. In the mist of bills being due and him owing probation, he left. There I was, STUCK. But, I kept in moving. It was fine at first, but then, one by one, I started needing home repairs. It was 98° and the AC unit went out in the summertime , so instead of paying my mortgage, I paid for then freon that American HomeShield required in order for them to change my compressor. It broke continually for three months. Then, every appliance slowly stopped working. I used my home warranty for that also, but the fees that I kept having to pay to have someone to come out were becoming plentiful. Fast forward, it rains for three weeks straight , and I thought my yard was just wet from the rain . I open my water bill , and it’s doubled. The water pipe to the home was burst, due to tree roots. A plummer has to repair that. Another month, mortgage unpaid. At the same time as that , my hot water heater decides to corrode. At this point, I’m thinking, Lord , why me? I don’t question him long, I just keep moving. I continue this semester in school, making straight A’s. I try to pick up hours at a second job, but my body is tired and weak. So, I still don’t catch up, because bills are still due, and my children all depend on me. Now, I’m between a rock in a hard place. I’m heartbroken , but alive and healthy. Not heartbroken because of this situation , because I have OVER-EXTENDED myself to family and friends. I have provided for them when I didn’t really have it , but I never said no. That’s my fault. Now, I’m here, at the mercy of you guys and the Lord. If I hadn’t gone on to read my beautiful friend’s page, Rachel Gilder…. soon to be Woodson, I would have never seen you guy’s information. Any help would be appreciated. I am a firm believer of paying it forward. I will make really big money, once I get out of school, and I know my heart. After I bless my children , many others will also be blessed. Anything is appreciated . God bless you!