Angels

Anyone who knows my family already knows we're poor, it's not a secret. Since Jeremy lost his job in June, his new grocery store job has been less than enough to pay the bills on time. As a result, we've been paying the mortgage at the very last minute for the past several months. It takes three entire paychecks to cover it, and the last one is used for everything else. This has not been easy, and we've had to turn to food stamps and family to help us through. The mortgage is due on the first, with a fifteen day grace period before there are late fees involved. So far we haven't paid it late, but this month it was looking like it would be the first time it would be past due.

Until a friend of mine sent me an email letting me know her family had decided to 'adopt' us for Christmas. She dropped off the gift of $200 to help out with paying our bills on time. I haven't cried so hard in months. Then about twenty minutes later I get another email from her. She wanted to drop off another $200 to 'make sure our mortgage isn't late next month, too." This has been an amazing act of kindness my family will never forget. I only hope I can pay it forward soon.