uptoolate lives in the southern suburbs of Chicago. A couple of years ago he refinanced his mortgage to put on a new roof, build a garage, add central air, remodel the kitchen and pave the driveway. He is married with three children, all of them special needs. A 15 year old son has Juvenile Diabetes, a 9 year old son has CVS (Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome), and they have adopted a 16 year old daughter with Sickle Cell and an STD contracted by her previously adoptive father and his son. Mrs. uptoolate stays at home to raise the kids in the righteousness and admonition of the Lord. All the kids are homeschooled.
When the economy tanked, it came at a time when they were putting up their house for sale. With the recent refinance and home improvements, they were not going to make a killing on it, but the improvements would help the home sell.
Now they are “underwater”. With great prayer, they managed to find a Christian family who was in a great need to rent a house for their family of five. This allowed uptoolate and his family to move in with his in-laws. His Father-In-Law is an amputee, suffering also from COPD, and his Mother-In-Law suffers from Alzheimer’s. Now uptoolate finds himself supporting a family of seven, five of them special needs, on a truck driver’s salary.
They are now fixing up the In-Law’s house, where they have built two extra bedrooms in the basement, so they can sell that one and move to the Great State of Texas where they have more family who can help.
During all of this, uptoolate has never been a burden on his fellow neighbor. He has never asked his neighbor for money. All he has done is humbly asked his Savior to help take care of them all - and He has.
But one wonders what would become of uptoolate and his special needs family if he were to have to pay 50% more in taxes.
I wonder if CBS would print this story?
Probably not, doesn’t fit the mold.
I wonder if CBS would print this story? Probably not, doesn’t fit the mold.
What an incredible story. My hat is off to you!
No matter how bad off we think we are there truly is somebody out there that is worse off. But with your faith in family and the Lord you manage to make it!