Carmella's Hang Out

Thank you for praying for me! I had a very bad day yesterday, and it was not at all fun!! But today has gone MUCH better!
The main thing that happened yesterday, that got me so upset and very down, was what I hought to be a mess up my bank made to my account costing me $30. Back in the days of working at Meijer, while $30 was not a small chunk of money, it was not near as big as it is to me right now. I have had to change alot of things since surgery, and one has been my look on money. I would not say that I was a rich spoiled brat concerning money before, but I did tend to spend it more than I probably should have. That has changed so much in the past year and some months it does not even look as though I have enough to pay the small bills I have. I am very blessed in my way of life, to not have tons of bills, and to have a wonderful set of parents who are very understanding in this regard! They dont charge me rent, food, or really anything! God has blessed me so very much with giving me the parents, and the siblings that I have. If it were not for Tiff, I would not have made it through a few times here in the past year, as far as money goes. She has been such a sweetie in helping me out when she sees I need it. I called the bank this morning and found that the mess up I THOUGHT had taken place, was something very different, and I had not lost the $30 at all! Praise the Lord!! This, however, has shown me just how much I need to look into a new job harder than I have been!

On another very happy note……I have the best Dad!!!!! Yesterday, a big package came in the mail. The kids asked what it was, and Mum said it was something for Dad and that she could not say, because they would blurt it out and it was a surprise. Little did I know, the kids and I were the only ones not to know what was in those boxes! Remember how I said it was going to cost so much to repair my car? And how one of the biggest deals was the 60-80 bucks a pop for the struts needed for my car? {we found that Neon’s dont have shocks, they have struts.} Dad went on e-bay and found a set of rear struts for Mandie!!!!! They came in the mail yesterday! This is SUCH a huge deal! It can be downright painful to ride in my car! People do not like to ride in the backseat!! Michigan {as well as many other states I am sure, but I do hear it alot about our state} is famous for the ‘loose your car’ pot holes in the roads. A few months ago, the co-op put in a set of speed bumps down the road from us. They are along one of the roads we take to get out of the complex. They later, however, decided that they were not enough, and so, by one of the bumps, put another one. This second bump is more like a hill!! It is huge and has caused more than one car to bottom out even at low speeds. It is useless to try and go over them in Mandie, without pain, and so we have taken to using a different route to get out of our neighborhood so as to bypass those bumps. {though we do this in most all of our cars, because it really is a HUGE bump they installed} With the work my father has been putting into my car in the past few months, Mandie is well on her way to being better than when I got her I am sure! My plan now, is to begin saving to have the wheels aligned, and that, along with the struts, is going to make a world of difference!

Thank you Lord, for my wonderful Dad! And for all my family you have given me who not only puts up with me and my health difficulties and mood swings, but also helps carry me through hard days! And for the amazing friends you have sent my way, who lend a listening ear when I need to cry and moan, and who take it to You in thier prayers! For all of my blessings, I thank you! -Amen!