ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY FROM WHEN I WOKE UP TO MY HOME FLOODED Not how I planned on spending last Labor Day Weekend!! To say this past year has been tough is an understatement. I was evacuated for 8 months moved 4 times by insurance. In addition to flooding my sewer line collasped and my car was vandalized. I had two major surgeries which caused my Thyroid to crash and put my kidneys in distress. I also had a major heartbreak. Even had family turn their back to me TODAY I AM FULL OF GRATITUDE WITH THANKS TO OVERFLOWING Tough road for sure but God HE has carried me through it all Today as I continue Getting Back up Process I am giving great thanks. I am Grateful. Thanks to selling some things, my part time job and donations I have been blessed with I am closer to reaching my goal of needed funds. I have repairs still needing done insurance did not cover and I have not been able to catch up on Utilities. Via Donations I have been overwhelmed by what folks have shared how God moved through them on my half. How HE spoke to them to help me bringing great Testimonies! Wow! Very humbling that God is so mindful of me. Puts me in my face before HIM. As most of you know its been a very hard past few years. I have been continually knocked down pretty hard. Praise God I am still standing. As Pastor Hayford said "KNOCKED DOWN BUT NOT OUT! Only by The Grace of God go I." I would not be here if not for my Jesus. Thank you for those powerful prayers. I feel them and even better God hears them. Thank you. Its not easy humbling myself to even ask for help. Not a place I enjoy being in yet I do see Gods Hand in it all. Some truly amazing God Stories have come * IN THE MIDST OF MY HARDSHIPS* So for that I am most Grateful. I am closer to where I need to be to catch up and get my needed repairs. Still need about 2,000.00. My Mold Mitigation Process is happening this Tuesday. Brave step of Faith! I have half of what I need for that. It has to be done before it freezes which will come soon. I do have food praise God via donations, selling things and my pay. My Morgage Payment, power bill are paid and my Insurance is paid. Thank you to those who have helped and those who will help me your blessings are deeply felt. Believe me I am doing my best in light of 2 Surgeries in one year, Thryoid Crash and Sinus Ear stuff from the black mold and toxic fumes. It makes me dizzy and weak. My prayer is to have increase in income enough to cover my basics hopefully soon. I have a plan in action its just not happening yet. Catching up plus doing needed repairs I do not have those funds. Please pray more things sell. Truth sometimes things hit us in overwhelming ways we simply need A HELP UP. Believe me this is not where I saw myself, turning 70 years old next month. I had a Ten Year PlanI But God HE had other plans for my life for HIS DIVINE PURPOSE. My Life belongs to Him. HE has plans beyond me. If you would like to help me you can donate directly or via my link to my GOFUNDME FUNDRAISER provided below or Directly Prayer always needed and welcomed I am a strong Woman of God but best way to put it is I am wounded. Trauma upon Trauma is tough stuff to walk through. I even have a Doctors Note! I have already been scolded for doing too much during my Recovery Process. Her words "Pull back on those reins Missy" I am trying with love from my Italian Heart to Yours Valerie The Italian Heart https://gofund.me/26d3721f9