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I am a widowed mother of an 8yr old for 4 years now. I clean houses for a living and work very hard to take care of us. I have no family left, they have all passed on. I am now at a point of desperation! I need $40 for electric bill, gas in the car so I can get to work. I live in the Midwest and definitely need my car to get to work. It's old (1997) but it's very reliable. I've worked so hard to maintain and have always shared what I have, now I have no resources left. My church gave me $25 in November to help me out. We definitely live within our means, (no cable, no video games, no eating out, etc). I do laundry once a month and it costs me $20 to wash and dry and I can't even do that this month, because there is no money. I do have food because the local food pantry gives us 2 bags of groceries once a month. I feel as if I'm falling into despair. Any amount would help at this point. I am 45yrs old and never thought I would end up at this point.

It never fails to amaze me how quickly Christmas passes...after all the planning,stress and worry. It's over in a blink of an eye. Mine ended up being a nice day and evening with what's most important...my children, grandchildren, and the family and friends who are always there for the holidays. They bring presents for my teens as well as their own, just as I provide something for their children. It also never fails to amaze me how the smallest things can make children so happy. I was able to grab some books, on sale , which I made it a point to sit and read through with my grandsons and they couldn't have been happier. I hope everyone had a good holiday also and that they also got a chance to feel their "Gods" love in their lives no matter how much money they had to spend or not spend! I could've dwelt on the ugly truths of the day...after coming up with the 1100 dollars needed to fix my Jeep...having it towed back to the transmission shop the next day...I picked it up on Christmas morning only to have it start to overheat on the way to the Christmas day celebration! I stopped twice to let it cool down and refill the radiator. When I finally arrived, my oldest son took a look at the vehicle and found that the six month old water pump had blown. I was 2 hours from home with my sons and grandsons in the Jeep...we weren't gonna get home. I didn't have any of mine or my sons' medications with us, but we were stuck. We spent the night at my first husbands house with his 24 year old fiancee and her son (who thinks he should also call me "Mom"like" his stepbrother", my oldest son, does). We made it through the night and the next morning the water pump was repaired by my ex and his/my son. My God has always surrounded me with the right people at the right time...even when I didn't know it. I gratefully thanked my hosts and finally made my way home with my Jeep full of all that I love most....and I couldn't help thinking that it was a good Christmas! 

My 13 year old has autism and I am a widow raising 3 boys ages 12,13,and17. My 17 yob is disabled too and unable to work due to his tongue and speech inpairments and feet bone problems. We need a secret Santa to adopt my kids for christmas. I do work but times are hard and still have to pay bills and buy food. I don't receive any welfare. If someone could please help we would appreciate it