Words can not express the gratitude I am feeling right now and have been for the last few weeks. Melissa, from Consumer Queen, knew of the struggles my family is going through right now and took it upon herself to do something I have never had anyone do for me before. I, as most know, am a very happy all the time person who would rather be helping others than letting people know about the problems (small or in this case pretty big) I have going on. I do however spill the severity of my situations to a very select few and Melissa was one of those great friends I shared my situation with.
Once I shared with her she posted this beautiful post on my behalf and just the thought behind it was enough to make me cry. Had no one donated a penny I would have felt so extremely blessed to have a friend who wanted to help my family during this tough time. There were those people who donated and while I will not be naming them all here I would like so give a very big heartfelt thank you to them all. You all have helped in a way that saying thanks just doesn’t seem enough.
To keep everyone updated we have cut back everything we can and we are just praying and trusting God. I even, to help save money went back to my natural color (the reveal comes tomorrow). I haven’t been this dark in a long time LOL, but highlights are not a necessity so back I went. At least I look close to the 1/2 Italian I am now *snicker*. As I asked before, please just keep my family in your prayers and remember there are angels here on earth who are some of the most giving people out there, I was lucky enough to have some of them around this Christmas.
Toni Patton
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Beautiful article Toni..straight to the heart. And I was so blessed to see in your sidebar, 2 Corinthians 5:17. a perfect verse for the New Year. Gods ways aren’t ours Toni, as you well know. In early years I loved being the giver also, but now God is continually working on me as to the importance of learning to be a gracious receiver. For me, also, there are many hardships, as I continue to joyfully fight for my life with life-threatening spinal tumors. I am now on my 4th year battling deadly disease since the doctors said I had maybe 30 days! And now , my daughter who has 4 children & in a horrid marriage, is fighting life-threatening disease….the plate is full! All my life I have tried my best to serve others, financially, physically and spiritually… but now He has allowed me to no longer be able to do that, even though my heart cries out to do so. But, He has shone His faithfulness through continually leading me to pray for others and to ask Him to move His Hand for others..or fundraise for others….or to lead me to be an encourager via phone, email, letters, blog comments,… to many in the Body of Christ ..some new friends, whom I’ve never met…bloggers..tweeters, ..forging new eternal friendships that I may not have had if I hadn’t met such hardships.
Thanks for being so open with us… it leaves one in a very vulnerable position. But in doing so, and even having the Blog title..”feeling-blessed-beyond-words”, you open the door for us to experience the same with you and bring together a community with hope and joy and encouragement for the future! Thanks for being so open with us, and for sharing your gratefulness.. to Him, and to the community around you!
graciously,
Cathy B
@projecthope7
pbprojecthope at yahoo dot com
http://palmbreezeliving.blogspot.com
…His ways are past finding out!