Please help us save our home!

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Joe and I went to court yesterday which was Monday, December 2nd. We have been given until January 15th be out of here. I’m scared, stressed and I don’t want the kids to see any of that. I want to give Xella a wonderful Christmas since it’s her first Christmas with her new “family”. Our lease was up in 2 months and the landlord seems to have zero compassion when it comes to all the things that have gone terribly wrong for us these past few months. He always gets paid but he refuses to work with us any longer because we are late a few days every once in a while. We have until the 18th of December to pay December’s rent and half of Januarys rent. If that is paid we can stay u til January 15th which gives us time to find a new place. We will be getting back no security deposit because the landlord is keeping it. That security deposit was our down payment for our next home. I am scared, anxious, and I swear I’m going to have a nervous break down until all of this is settled. If it was just me and Joe we would figure out some place to stay but the kids deserve better, especially Xella who needs that stability. Any help would amazing. If ever we needed a Christmas miracle our family NEEDS one this year. I’d anyone comes across a 3 bedroom in Lacey please forward to me. Thank you in advance

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I am writing this on behalf of myself and my family. It’s very hard for me to ask for help, it always has been, but a lot has happened currently that has pushed me to ask for the help my family needs. My husband and I have 2 children of our own. Tyler is 22 and works full-time, and our daughter Ashlee is 18 and has just started her first year at college, which my husband and I are struggling to pay for. We also have taken in my niece Xella, who is 11 years old and is currently in the 6th grade.

My husband Joe works as a fire sprinkler engineer, and I am a Medical Assistant. This past June, the practice I was working for was bought out, and I was left without a job, so I am currently on unemployment. At the time, I was devastated, but recently I have come to find out that EVERYTHING happens for a reason.

On September 30, I received a call that my 11-year-old niece, Xella, found her father on the kitchen floor. She went and got her neighbor, who was the first to realize that her dad had passed away. It was the most devastating call I have ever received. We have always had an extremely close relationship with my niece and her father, and losing him has torn a hole through so many hearts, especially his daughter's. Allex was a single father, and he adored his daughter and did everything he could for her. I rushed over to their home, praying that this was all a bad dream and Allex was going to be just fine, but that wasn’t the case. I knew I needed to get to my niece, so from that moment forward, she was my main concern and priority. Her mother is not in the picture and took off when she was about 8 months old. Xella needed us and we would do anything in our power to protect her, love her, nurture her, and help her get through this horrible loss that she is experiencing.

That very same day, we took her into our home and went to get emergency custody the following day. To my surprise and relief, my husband and I were given full custody, case closed. We never even sat down to go over the pros and cons of taking her in; that’s just the way it was going to be. She needed us, and taking her in has been one of the best things we have ever done. She’s such a wonderful little girl with a great sense of humor, a kind heart, and a sassy attitude.

I planned to go back to work, but that has been put off for a little bit until my niece is fully adjusted and used to her new home and new reality. It’s been tough financially, but I know she needs me at home right now.

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I have put in application actions and am hoping to hear back soon.. I am a CMA Certified medical assistant) if anyone knows of any openings please send those listings my way. Thank you so much in advance.

We really are having a tough time right now and we could use all the help we can get. Our landlord is threatening eviction and I’m at a loss as to what to do. Without me working right now it has put a huge dent on our finances and we are in a terrible spot that I don’t know how to get out of. I don’t ever like asking for help but when it comes to my family there is nothing I wouldn’t do to make sure they are taken care of and have a roof over their head. I don’t want to have to uproot our family especially Xella who has had to change so many things in her life and I don’t want to add anymore stress when she is finally settling in.

When we get back on our feet I truly believe in paying it forward and I would do everything I could to do just that.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. God bless, and thank you for your support. We are so grateful and it’s so appreciated.