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| catscharm74 |
Posted - Jul 21 2009 : 08:27:13 AM
To go along with my getting out of debt thread. I have been really trying to focus on the positive and trying to recall some positive people or stories in my life. So here is a little diddy for ya'll...
My cousin Lisa, she was a single mom at 22 and finally ended up marrying the dad of her child. BIG mistake but stayed with him until her son was 18 and could move on his own. He was a deadbeat dad, always hopping from job to job, digging them deeper in debt and basically, not a father at all. When her son graduated high school, she signed the divorce papers. She had been paying down their debt with a small inheritance that she recieved and the husband was pretty much out of the picture for the past 2 years. She sold their home, taking her half and completely paying off her debt. She moved into a cute little 2 bedroom townhouse and started her life down a new path. This was bout 5 years ago. She is so happy and content. She has just what she needs and for the first time in her life, has a savings/retirement account. I went shopping with her to get her "basics" and she needed so little to be so happy. She was really excited not to have the maintenance of the home anymore and she has a nice townhouse in a gated, upscale community that she is paying off to own. She has the perfect spot, just next to the gardens and off the community pool but she says it is really quiet. Never did she think this is where she would end up, but she did and she accepted her life for what it is, not what is was or based on old dreams and goals. She is very inspirational to me because we are very similiar in a lot of aspects of our life.
Heather
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| Ga Girl |
Posted - Jul 22 2009 : 04:40:42 AM
Great story Heather its always good to have a half full cup than a half empty anytime! Blessings,Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10 http://farmgirlingastyle.blogspot.com/
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| Diane B Carter |
Posted - Jul 21 2009 : 6:09:01 PM
Remember, Behind every successful woman stands herself.
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
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| catscharm74 |
Posted - Jul 21 2009 : 2:23:47 PM
Awww...Dawn...thanks...I just am trying to find the silver lining in life, ya know???
Heather
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| chaddsgirl |
Posted - Jul 21 2009 : 1:50:12 PM
YOu are just full of encouragement today! Thanks for sharing, Heather. :)
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
| deeredawn |
Posted - Jul 21 2009 : 1:45:00 PM
Heather, you make my heart swell...You are such a good, good person. It's an honor for anyone to know you!
Dawn #279
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| Bellepepper |
Posted - Jul 21 2009 : 08:37:23 AM
Heather, I love happy endings. Her life would make a good movie. Sounds like she has earned all the happiness she can grab on to.
Belle |
