Family Story

I am unemployed and I have only 3 weeks of state unemployment left. I have applied to at least 200 jobs and had only 3 interviews. I am doing everything that I can to improve my qualifications through studies at school. I am in the RN program at CSN. I have two children at LMCA-they qualified for financial aid I applied for last Fall; I enrolled my third child this year to LMCA but it did not work out for him, he is special needs- he has ADHD and is high functioning autism. I owe almost $900 for the 4 weeks he attended. Now I am getting to the point where I do not know where I am going to get the money for next months tuition for my other two kids. God takes care of my family so I have to keep believing that everything will be ok. I try not to let the stress of the situation affect my studies, attitude, or ability to be a mom. My kids had the idea that EKC was free so they were going in the am because the bus drops them off at 7am; they went until I found out that I now owe $125.00. (The week school started a truck blew through the light north bound on Boulder highway and unfortunately, he blew through my dodge neon too. The insurance did not cover the total amount owed. I had gap insurance but that did not get me refinanced for another car with out a job. I did managed to get a motorcycle this month after commuting via bus 5 hours a day for five weeks.) So now I am still applying for jobs and going to an occasional interview; although they seem to go great, I do not get the job. THAT is devastating! What am I doing wrong? Does God want me to stay home? How am I supposed to keep my kids safe and educated at LMCA without an income? These are the questions I ask myself EVERYDAY. My daughter is a cheerleader but I had to tell my son- he is a natuaral athlete!--That I could not enroll him in basketball as I did not have the money. He played football already this year and I cannot afford her cheer-$200-- and his basketball. He is disappointed but what can I do? I know that our need is great; the money owed to the school, the two kids tuition, their sports but if I do not try to get some help, we will not be able to stay at LMCA.

My daughter has actually decided that she wants to stay at LMCA for high school and I could not be more thrilled! I do not know what else life has in store for her, I am just greatful to God for his influence in keeping her at LMCA!