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Read updates on our hurricane story here

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Thanks!

~Becky

Hope Tree

Since the hurricane we have had such an outpouring of love and support from family, friends, and strangers. It has been amazing. I know how blessed we are! I feel loved!

Yet it still is very hard to be in this situation. I am unsure of when we can go home, and at what cost. I am inconveniencing my brother by staying at his place (he is staying with friends, yes he is amazing!!!) I am trying to be upbeat and positive, yet not having my own home is stressful and makes it very hard to relax. I relax by reading a book at home, or cooking a meal, or watching a movie at home, or taking a nap. It stresses me out to be driving around, running errands, shopping, etc all the time.

We still have not even figured out where to put all the stuff we have and need for the next few months (our clothes, most of the boys school stuff, and a few other odds and ends.) It is not a huge amount of stuff, but just the clothes for the three of us (and we do not have that many clothes) seem to be too much for this one bedroom to support.

Today though I am going to leave the errands and go to church and then go see Santa at the hope tree in my town (Union Beach.) After the hurricane a Christmas tree was found and someone set it up in an area of my town. Since then people have been adding ornaments and gift cards. So it has become a symbol of hope for my town and today Santa will be there to take pictures with local families.

You can read about the hope tree here.

I am hopeful that this will all work out in the end and I still know God is in control. The waiting is just so hard!

~Becky

Update

We are still on the go. We have been staying at different family members homes. This weekend we are going to go to my brother's and stay there until we can go back home.

This has been so stressful and draining on us all.

We finally had the insurance guy out and we should get a check in about 4 weeks, so we can begin repairs. Once we have a check the work should take about 6 weeks.

Pray that I get enough to do all necessary repairs.

I still am praising God and still know how blessed we are.

~Becky

Prayer request

We have to pack up and move as mold has settled into our home from the storm damage.

Pray for me as I have to pack up entire downstairs in days and find us a place to live.

Pray for Jason who is physically sick from all the stress and Josh who feels so displaced and lost in the shuffle.

Pray for my sister, Samanatha and Kaiden who are also displaced.

Also pray as due to Sandy I lost all my jobs and have no income right now.

 

Also check out our hurricane blog here.

 

Thanks!

 

~Becky

Update

Here is a blog I created to start to share our hurricane Sandy story.

We just got back internet today. It has been a long and stressful two weeks. But praise God we are safe.

How did you fair in hurricane Sandy?

~Becky

Some of my blessings

 My blessings for today:

 ~my family
~my friends
~freedom to worship at my church yesterday, and worship God everyday
~my boys sleeping in right now
~this amazing fall weather (I love fall)
 ~me feeling great after procedure Fri.
~awesome day yesterday (out to lunch and time spent outside)
~my new/old relationship
 ~still working appliances (thankful every time I do another load of dishes or wash and dry another load of laundry)
~my cozy bed, and a good nights sleep last night (I got my 8 hours)
~having more than enough
~laughter

What are your blessings today?
~Becky

I read this blog written by a fellow single mom of four kids who is attempting to provide some semblance of a normal life for her children, while being unemployed. She has a great ETSY shop that you should check out here.

Even if you can not buy anything from her at this time, can you please pray for her and her children? Also like her page on facebook and share her ETSY store on your facebook, blog, twitter, or any other means possible?

Thanks.

~Becky