God bless You ❤️

My name is Crystalynn. I’m 38 years old and a Mother of two young children ages 6 and 8. I have been a military spouse the last 11 years. I am a proud American and truly grateful for my country and the opportunity to have been able to travel around the world while our family was stationed overseas. Thanks to God, I have seen so much and have learned so much about myself and the world along the way ❤️❤️❤️

I was born in Ventura, California (where I met the Father of my children) and where I was raised by a single mother. I grew up in an extremely toxic and unstable environment and was always trying my best to make something more for my life than what I witnessed going on around me. I saw my mom struggle every single day working and sometimes even waitressing 3 jobs just to be able to afford a room for us for the night. The amount of trauma I have been through I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy.

I have been a stay at home mom, and homemaker the last 7 years (3 of those years our family was stationed in Naples, Italy - where both of my kids were born) I am extremely thankful for the opportunity to have been able to stay home and take care of my babies during their first few years. As a military spouse, my job was to support my husband and hold down the home front. Which is what I did faithfully, with all my heart. Right now I am going through the last week of deployment #6 or #7 (? Idk I’m a mom and my life never stops, nor do my kids and their constant requests for another snack haha!) Their Father and I have been separated (although still living under the same room) for over a year now. Awkward is an understatement.

When I met my (soon to be ex) husband I couldn’t wait for him to sweep me off my feet and take me away from all the madness and heartache. Unfortunately, I think I jumped into the wrong container. Just like plants, animals, and anything in nature all have their specific needs and requirements, so do humans. Everyone deserves to be happy and fulfilled. Children deserve healthy and happy homes. A seed has to be sown properly in order for the plant to grow and thrive. (I truly believe that is what is wrong with the world today! Too many scattered seeds left to die!)

However, life isn’t always how it seems. Sometimes God puts you in a place where all you can do is pour, leaving you tired and extremely thirsty. I believe everything happens for a reason though. Sometimes good things fall apart so that better things can come together. That’s why I am making changes and taking the steps to better my life for myself and for my kids. We deserve it. My greatest wish in life is to be able to raise children in a healthy environment that they don’t need to worry about having to heal from, like I had to

I don't normally ask anyone for anything (thanks to God!) but I guess today is the day because I have no other choice Today is the day where I will ask the world for help. This is my first time ever creating a GoFundMe, and as tacky and humbling as it feels, I really need help. I don't have any money and I desperately need to find my own place. The kid's dad gets back this week from deployment and it's time for us to part ways. We were married for almost 11 years and we gave it our best but it just wasn't enough to work out. I've been looking and applying to jobs since we moved here last year with no luck. Now I'm resorting to begging I really need help financially until I can get on my own feet and find someone who will hire me. I have to move into my own place. The situation at home is very toxic between the kids Dad and I don't want to have to put the kids through anything when he gets back this week.

Times are tough but I have faith and hope that things will get better, but right now I just need to get out of here before it's too late. Please help! I am setting up this GoFundMe hoping to raise some money to be able to afford my own place and pay for rent until I can find work. Despite being an amazing (self proclaimed) chef, snack maker and sit down comedian, nobody seems to have any interest in my resume of over 10 years of sales and telemarketing experience! I am currently working on getting my CA real estate license but I currently don’t even have enough money to even pay for the exam (let alone gas in my car to get to church!) That’s why I’m asking you, or anyone who will listen Any donation to help my kids and I get into our own place would be greatly appreciated.

If you’ve gotten this far - Thank you so much and sorry for the long, sad and tacky message ! I promise one day, God willing I will be able to pay it all back. May God bless you and yours❤️

Genuine and Sincerely Always,

Crystalynn