Need help with health, finances, goals

[Mouse5]

I have one word for you Liberty.......... boxes. Kids that age go crazy over cardboard boxes. Especially ones they can fit in. We spent all kinds of money on the kids only to find them playing with the boxes instead of their toys. Even now that they are older they go crazy over boxes of all sizes. If a box comes into this house it does not leave in the same condition. It's usually a little worse for wear and very colorful. lol

Your little one isn't going to remember what she got on her first christmas nor is she really going to care. What it boils down to is how the gifts are given. As long as the gifts that are given are full of love your daughter will be pleased.

I'll be praying for you.

Blessings

[southerncross]

I was wondering how things were for you, what can I suggest, let Google put adds on you website, let us know here, then we can pay you a visit and click a few adds, shouldn't cost your friends here anything other than time, might earn a few dollars for you, other than not spending money don't have any other advice. But I will assure you that you have been in my thoughts, and those thoughts have been sent to higher ground. God is with you.

[Cecilia Marie]

I understand your plight and concern. Job hunting is tough, even when you feel well. Tight finances (how well I know!) put a strain on your relationship. The added stress is probably what has made you so ill this year. Do what you can, give the rest to God and leave it with Him to fix. That too is tough. So, praying for a solution to the financial issues, healing for your health and your family, and strength to see it all through to His inevitable deliverance.

[lisanq]

First of all please go to the doctor. I'm sure a lot of your depression is from having been sick for so long. It drains all your energy. I have battled asthma my whole life and have had some very bad years, so I know how it wears you out when you can't breath and you're coughing all the time. I am praying for you.

My parents didn't have any extra money when I was growing up but I never felt poor, I always felt rich. It was because of the experiences my parents made of things. We had used ice skates and we would walk to the park to go sledding or ice skating. We did free library activities and movie days. We went to church, a big part of our social life that was free. We made construction paper rings to hang on the tree and strung cranberries and popcorn or any cheap things we had around the house.
My mom made a big deal of decorating. We used pine cones and acorns we found. We decorated them with glue and glitter. We also used ever green boughs, cattails and pussy willows found free in the yard or at the park.
We made snow men and snow angels, cut snowflakes from coffee filters and sang christmas carols. We soaped up designs on the windows. We hung Christmas cards.
None of our decorations were fancy but everything was fun.
I'm doing the same with my daughter. We have a fire pit my husband dug in the backyard, our neighbors have given us wood from their cut trees and we sit as a family and talk tell jokes and tall tales. Some times we roast marsh mallows. These are the things your daughter can and will remember. Just supply the fun and don't spend the money. She'll feel rich growing up and then someday when she's in her twenties or thirties you can explain how lean times were, and I guarantee she will be shocked that she never knew.
Movie night for us is letting our daughter pick one of her movies. We pop popcorn, turn off the lights and watch. She loves to make up songs and dances for us. We caught a pet toad out of the backyardand feed him bugs and worms from our yard and we can let him go any time we want and always catch another one.
We have money, but isn't it better to raise my daughter and teach her that things aren't important? People are, life is. Enjoy who you have. Lisa

[jacks girl]

Hubby and I are doing the same thing. Coughing still hanging on to us, and he's been doing this for 19 days. Staying away from ciggy smoke seems to help you to get better.

As for the gifts go the home made route. I often put pictures on disks for folks, or make them a copy of something they love. People like it when you put great thought into a gift even if it's something really small.

You can get home made small gifts at Walmarts photo shop cheap. Small calendars with your familys faces on them.

Also when it comes to your hubby make him out a cute coupon book. With goodies in it. A free hug. i'll do the dishes without complaints night. The things that you can do here are endless and can be fun. LOL!!

I agree with the boxes kids love silly things. A box, a kettle with a wooden spoon. She'll remember Chams more than anything that Mommy and Daddy loved her and were always there for her.

Everyone is having a hard time this year i think if you're in the working class drawing names helps too.

Good Luck
Prayers sent