Popular Post nightfall8705 Posted July 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2014 ... and I am at a complete loss of words. I really am. Before I explain, I want to clarify something: I'm a highly spiritual person who has gone through many religions in her life, but decided that organized religions and creeds weren't for me. If an idea resonates in my heart, that is my belief. I don't consider myself a member of anything because I don't believe it's right to call myself something if I don't believe in every single one of their beliefs. That being said, I do pray a lot. To God. And I do attend a church (it has a denomination) but I go there because I like how I feel when I am there, and I like the company and fellowship. Anyway, I've had a rough week or so. I've been out of work for a long time, and my brother recently lost his job. We don't get much income and we have two cats (now) and an extra mouth in the house (yes, it's human.) The car has been in the shop nearly the last two months; the expenses have increased (as they usually do in the summer) and though it's usual, we were out of money and out of food. It made me feel useless as a provider and I would often go without dinner (despite being a diabetic who has to take a lot of medications, most require food) and it makes me feel sick and weak. I feel like my minor brother should eat before I do. My friend had a stroke not long ago, and his wife passed. He was in the hospital yesterday for panic attacks. Another friend fell in a nursing home and got hurt. I met a guy who was short on his luck and I helped him... I had to give up Gizmo to the animal shelter, the other day, I rescued a kitten covered in mud who was abandoned by his mother cat. His little ribs were showing and I bathed him, fed him, and found him a good home within two hours of finding him. Last Wednesday, I attended church and spent a while at the altar just pouring my heart out. I prayed so hard for us to be able to eat. It broke me to see my brother go into the kitchen, open the fridge, close it, open the cabinet, sigh, close it, then go back to his room hungry. My friend's husband bought some food for us to last over the weekend, and I cried because the soup kitchen was closed on the weekend and I was worried. A good friend of mine called me out of the blue today, the same friend who's husband got food for us over the weekend, offering to take me to get food from a church. I was lucky enough to get food from there today, as well as a voucher for clothes. I am going to get the clothes tomorrow, and my friend said she would take me to this other church for assistance. Now, I don't need to visit this other church. Something happened with a friend of my brother's. She got kicked out of her place and asked us to hold some furniture for her, so we obliged to help her out. My brother came home about an hour ago (it's in the middle of the night here) and told me to get up that I had something to do in the kitchen. My brother brought in FIVE tall white GARBAGE bags FILLED with non-perishables! His friend said we could have it. No room for it. Now my kitchen cabinet is literally overflowing with canned goods and beans, rice, noodles, and such. This was completely unexpected, and I am just completely at a loss of words. I had faith as I always do, but I am completely floored. I'm completely stricken with gratitude, you guys. I just received an answered prayer and a MAJOR blessing. I can't stop the tears. I feel like a big burden has been lifted off of me. I really can't describe how I feel right now. :') Mouseykins, siniri, acorah and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lia Seeya Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I'm so sorry for the rough week, but I am also so touched and happy that such kindness would come into your life. <3 *hugs* nightfall8705 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfall8705 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Thanks, Lia. Since my first post, my brother brought home two additional smaller bags with some meat and some fruit in it. We feel really grateful and overwhelmed with relief. I do feel really bad for my brother's friend. I hope she will be okay. I just think something better for her will be arriving soon though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rntracy1 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Thanks, Lia. Since my first post, my brother brought home two additional smaller bags with some meat and some fruit in it. We feel really grateful and overwhelmed with relief. I do feel really bad for my brother's friend. I hope she will be okay. I just think something better for her will be arriving soon though! I do too. Remember, what comes around goes around. Her kindness will be repaid as yours has. Blessed be. nightfall8705 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfall8705 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Thank you Tracy, and everyone for your posts and messages here. Good things are already in motion. Maybe I can be a part of a blessing for my brother's friend. Any way I can help somebody, I always try. I just think better things were meant for her. Everything happens for a reason! Blessed be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamentis12 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Wow, I am so happy for you that you got such a great blessing! There's, really nothing more I can say. Just reading your post was so... WOW! :) It's nice to know there's still such pure kindness in the world as was in those who thought of you and your brother.. Just, what an amazing and touching story. I hope many more blessings will be headed your way and to your friends as well! nightfall8705 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfall8705 Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 Thank you Brian! I really am humbled by it all. Please everyone keep my friend G in your thoughts. I was informed that she had a stroke today and is in the hospital. I was also told she has a blood clot in her brain... I'm hoping she recovers and is okay. Just paying the blessings forward. It's not looking very good right now... Aquamentis12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sabs Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Angel, I'm sorry you had to go through all of that stress and worry! But, I'm so glad that your prayers were answered, and it's so encouraging! :) I'm terribly sorry about your friend's stroke and blood clot! =( I really hope she recovers! nightfall8705 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ11 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I am sitting here feeling quite suprised and emotional... at myself as much as at the things that have happened to you, it is not so many years that things were very bad for me too yet now things are so much better in my life in all ways and it was good to remember what it is like to find yourself up against it and wondering what on earth you are going to do,Its good to be reminded and will make a donation to an animal shelter this afternoon <3 I hope with all my heart that like me you will get through the hard times and wake up one day in the not too distant future feeling safe and secure and in a place you thought you could never get to keep hope alive nightfall8705 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfall8705 Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 Thank you Sabs and AJ! I appreciate your kind words and thoughts also for my friend. There's been some improvement with her, but that's all I was told. I hope things continue to look up. Bless all of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisquose Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Your post brought tears to my eyes. I just wanted to say... I think you're a wonderful person. <3 nightfall8705 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfall8705 Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Thank you J. I think you're a wonderful person too. And since my last post, another blessing has come my way. i finally got to see my disabled father, who has been incarcerated over a year, and it's been that long since I saw him last. A friend of mine was gracious enough to take me to another state to see him for a little while, which is more than my "blood family" has done. Still, I was glad I got to go. It was another answered prayer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minniemeggie Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 That is so wonderful Angel, I am so happy for you. When we are at our lowest it can be difficult to have hope and carry on but when you do beautiful things happen. Just remember to always have faith that what you put in you will get back. Sometimes when we need it most and sometimes as a pleasant little surpise. I do hope things continue to work out for you and I wish there was a way to help you through these hard times. I'm not a religious person but I belive that energy travels and I will focus good enegry towards you. Thats my version of praying anyway. c: nightfall8705 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeniem55 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 The universe will support us, all we have to do is ask. You may put it out there and it may come back different than you imagined and in a way that seems impossible or not how you need at the moment, but I think in that case it turns out better. Just keep putting your intentions out there. nightfall8705 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1_little_sweet_girl Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Aw :) This is wonderful. I'm so happy that things worked out. We are all God's children and He loves every one of us. :D :D :D :D nightfall8705 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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