Who here knows what it's like to go without?

[Dionysus]

I only experienced something like this a short period in my life (15-16), but it was still awful and I still rememeber everything about it.

-My parents pawned everything under the sun.
-Selling our nice sunday outfits to consignment shops.
-Car reprossesions.
-My dad selling baked goods and hot tamales without a license.
-I remember my mom getting really sick, but wouldn't get treated because she had no health insurance....wait maybe she had insurance but couldn't afford the co-pay. Something like that.
-Piling 5-7 people in a raggedy cadillac

Sorta funny looking back at it, but wasn't funny at all when we experienced it.

[Wonderful1908]

I did not experience this as a child but as an adult. We went through a very hard time for about a year. I had to pawn alot, I even pawned my wedding rings, my son broke his arm in between me transferring jobs and he had no medical care, so we couldn't even take him to get the permanent cast fitted. I couldn't even fill his $10 prescription of motrin. We had no water for a couple of weeks, we were just trying to hold onto to our house and live. My car was tripping my husbands car was broke, it was horrible. This wasn't in the all so distant past......

So I am humbled and grateful for all that I have and I appreciate it now. This is probably why my husband tries to spoil me now, he feels guilty for what happended. However looking at us from the outside you would have never guessed in a million years.

So God is faithful and so good to me. He keeps his promises and is a redeemer. I went today and got me feet and nails done, went to the mall and spent $300, and came home in my BMW. I say that not to brag but to confirm God answers prayers and moves us out of lonely and bad situations.