Many blessings

Many blessings….

Yesterday I was at Costco and ran into an old co-worker from First Deposit/Providian/Washington Mutual/JP Morgan Chase (whatever you want to call the bank now). She was laid off 2 years ago and simplified her life with her husband and two kids. She works at her kid’s school part time and cuts back on everything to survive. Her husband is self-employed but health care is over $1200 and there is no life insurance. She is happy though and more content than when she worked at the bank.

I then think of our blessings. Clark was diagnosed with cancer 4 days before he was laid off from the bank. He received a nice severance package and can collect disability. We were able to keep his life insurance and heath care-all I can say is THANK GOD! I thank God everyday for the government stimulus package bill.

Yep that bill that the government passed to help people out. Our health care is 40% of what it could have been. We saw the bill just for 2 days and it was over $9000 as an outpatient. If we had to pay for full coverage to treat Clark’s cancer, we would deplete our savings and retirement quickly, have to sell our assets and possible lose our home-foreclosure would be a reality- BUT thankfully it is not.

And our friends, family and neighbors-I pray for them everyday. The way they have rallied around us. Every week a meal is delivered and (some weeks those meals are life savers for us). We receive words of encouragement and love with cards, e-mails and hugs. There is nothing we can do to ever repay what we have been given by these wonderful precious individuals, but of course pay it forward to someone else someday.

Our many blessings are mounted so high…

Thank you God!