Dear Sister!
Thank you for sharing!
What a wonderful testimony!
I truly believe he helps are needs not our greeds. He helped all your needs as they arose. Do not sweat others politics of words.
Matthew 6:25-34
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)
Do Not Worry
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink,[a] or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?[b] 28 And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ 32 For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But strive first for the kingdom of God[c] and his[d] righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
Philippians 4:6-7
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Thanks!
Sadly, by some, I’m being depicted as a sloth who doesn’t work and doesn’t deserve these blessings.
Let me just tell you a little about my work history:
At age 14 and 15, during those two summers, my mom sent me to stay at her friends motel. My parents thought this would be a good idea because I’d have use of the pool everyday and I could earn money. I worked every single day, yes, every day of those entire two very hot summers without a day off cleaning rooms, and working in a hot laundry room doing endless loads of sheets and towels.
When I got home, I started cleaning houses and doing yard work for people, again, this at ages 14, 15, and 16.
At 16, I got a job at a restaurant and worked as a busperson for about a year while going to school.
At 17, after graduating high school, I traveled via the Long Island Railroad to a full time job as a telemarketer. I also had another job post high school where I took the train, for a minimum wage job, no less. I also worked one summer as a camp counselor.
For two years, when I was 19 and 20, I drove a taxi. I either worked a shift of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m, or 4 a.m to 7 p.m. That’s 12 or 15 hour days. I worked six days a week.
After that, I also worked for an airport limo company, the only woman who was employed by the company, driving in and out of LaGuardia and Kennedy airports.
I took one year off of working when my daughter entered Kindergarten. Shame on me!
Additional jobs I’ve held include working as a telephone operator for AT&T, driving a min-bus for summer camp kids, and working at various office jobs over the years.
I worked as a mattress salesperson and store manager for three years, from 1992 to 1995. I worked a temp job for Suffolk County Dept. of Welfare as a Home Energy Assistant Program Interviewer.
I moved to Pennsylvania because as a single mother, I could no longer afford to live in Long Island.
Recently, I worked at Sam’s Club as an Event Specialist and Health and Wellness Advisor. Prior to that I worked at a self-storage facility, was a caregiver to an elderly lady, and worked at a daily newspaper, and I also freelance wrote. At times I worked various temp jobs when I couldn’t find anything steady.
Due to my illness, other than the year I took off when my daughter was in Kindergarten, I did not work for two or so years between 2003 and 2005. Other than that, I have worked my entire life, and paid into the system. There are many jobs I can’t even remember, I’ve had so many.
Bottom line, I have worked, and worked hard, my entire life. So, for those who think I don’t deserve my disability, think again. By the way, since I was awarded disability, I HAVE STILL WORKED, part time.
I really don’t need or want to hear the snide comments.
