My Plan to Save My Family - in Tough Times We Must Make Tough Decisions

I am sure that there are some people out there that can understand what I am going through and how difficult it is to see your family go through the tough times with you. You love them so much that you cannot stand it and you just want to let them go so that they can move on to something better and maybe the rest of their lives would be peaceful and prosperous. I could be wrong but this seems to be more of a man thing because we tend to define ourselves by what we do and what we provide rather than who we are.

Now if you had read my previous article entitled "A Simple Prayer Request at Christmas 2007 Part 3," you will realize that I had already tried to free my family from me, but it did not quite work out the way I had planned. Anyway, I suppose if I take anything away from this experience it is that there is a reason that we go through these trials and tribulations in life and sometimes it may be that a door is opening. However, sometimes we are too frightened to move through that door and we must be shoved through.

My wife and I had always considered relocating out of California because even before my disability and when I was working we were having tough times and I was making fairly decent money. A couple of years later we find ourselves in financial debt and our lives in turmoil due to my inability to work. To make matters worse my wife was always been a stay at home mother and has been out of the workforce for so long that it is difficult for her to find employment. However, she did manage to get part time employment at Blockbuster Video.

Nevertheless, I have come to the conclusion that re-establishing our lives here in California may not be possible and indeed may not even be prudent. It is our plan to scrimp and save every penny we can muster in order to relocate to Superior, Nebraska. My wife has family there so we will have a support base while we establish ourselves there. While they cannot help too much with the finances involved in the relocation costs we are selling the small portion of belongings we have in order to help finance our trip.