Recession

This recession and mortgage crisis has left us all feeling down and bruised if not downright depressed. Every time there was a light at the end of the tunnel, it seemed to flicker. Our family had to downsize our home, which was utterly wrenching,especially for the kids. For months they had nightmares and seemed like hollowed eyed little shadows of themselves. We would put them to bed and feel like failures, like utter fools at what we had lost and what we had done. The house we have now needs MAJOR repairs, and of course, we can't afford them. So, even moving seems a failed experiment. We have tried to console ourselves and each other but tempers have been short these past two years and has had a definitive impact upon our family.
Now, faced with more crisis developing from the continued economic downturn, we are struggling to conceal it from the children this time. Last time, that was impossible, and this time it may come down to moving or something again where that they will find out. We are praying and searching for ways for this not to happen. It is a weight that weighs us on the happiest of days. The gifts and generosity of my family can never be repaid because of the joy and timeliness of them. Searching for ways out of the situation seems to wrap us up in gloom. We must trust in God and keeping putting one foot in front of the other. "Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours." --Ronald Regan