Great job: ❤️Update 11/24: I am absolutely blown away and speechless by the amount of love and……. more details ❤️

kindness and donations that have been given to us to fix our home. I keep wanting to post and say thank you, but I am having such a hard time absorbing and accepting that I deserve this. That I deserve the help and the love and to be given the ability to fix our home thanks to the kindness of our community and surrounding communities. Thanks to PEOPLE. Not the government, this is all because of kind, wonderful people. I am working on myself through this. And I’m working on believing I deserve this. I deserve kindness and help. If not for me, then for my kids. Thank you. Truly, thank you so very, very much. I wish I had more magical, pretty words to describe how grateful I am. Please know that I appreciate every dollar donated, every prayer prayed, every kind word commented or messaged to me, every silent kind thought directed towards us. I appreciate the validation that I should keep fighting for us. I’ve felt many emotions over the last two months. I’ve felt sadness, heartache, shame, guilt, embarrassment, confusion, defeat, but above all of the emotions I have felt so much love through this that I am just in disbelief over it. Thank you. We’re so close to having enough to stabilize the walls. I’m going to call tomorrow to schedule it. They’re booked 6-8 weeks out and thanks to everyone who has donated, shared, prayed, etc… our goal is within reach and we really can do this. I feel like such a huge, huge weight has been lifted off of my chest.

If FEMA approves our appeal or one of these foundations/organizations approves us or my GoFundMe gains more than what we need for the two walls, we will even have enough for the mortar work, to replace the support beams that need replacing, to raise the floor back up, seal the walls, fix our stairs, replace our basement door. There are so many things that have been damaged that I haven’t even cared about and now it’s becoming more of a possibility that we can not only get our home stabilized but to fix the other damages.

So again, THANK YOU. So very much. 🙏🏼 💕

Original Post 11/22: We were donated a camper it is SUCH a blessing I cannot even describe how grateful I am. The safety it provides has relieved so much anxiety. Our family has a safe space that can sleep us all. It’s something I can never ever say thank you enough for. For the family that donated it, for everyone that’s been praying for us, for those that have reached out and pushed for help for us. Thank you.

That being said, I’m still at a loss as to what else I can possibly do to get my house back to being safe for our 5 kids. My appeal with FEMA is still pending since 10/26. I’ve exhausted all of my options as far as organizations and foundations that are helping WNC. I’ve applied everywhere.

I know we aren’t homeless. Our home IS still standing right now. We have belongings. We have necessities. I can afford the bills. The problem is, the more money I spend on bills and necessities, the less I have saved.

I know we’re in a better position than a lot of people right now. I feel absolutely horrible to even put this out there for 67,000 people to see.

But this is my struggle. This is my heartache and my devastation. My home isn’t safe. I need to get it back to being safe for my kids. My responsibility as a mother is my kids’ safety and happiness. I’m staying as positive as I can. I’m keeping my kids happy. But I have got to find a way to fix this for them. The kids are thrilled about the camper. Right now, it’s fun. It won’t be fun if our home collapses before we can fix it. It will be completely devastating to myself, my husband, and our kids. We have to fix it before that happens. The camper is a safe spot to sleep when we can get it repaired. It’s a safe place for us knowing the possibility of our walls caving in and our upstairs ending up in our downstairs is real.

And yes, I have been utilizing donation centers and churches for household goods. I picked up our kids winter clothes and coats from donation centers. We have help to give our children a wonderful Christmas. I have had a few amazing people send items needed for our home. I have MANY people praying for us and trying to help us find a way. I have gotten diapers for my daughter and pull ups for my son from donation centers. I have applied for grants through my work, through our bank, through Mountain Ways, and the Forca Foundation. The latter 2 have not gotten back to me.

We have almost half of what we need saved to fix our foundation. But almost half means we still need $18,000 to be able to fix our home. ANYTHING helps. Anything. I can send pictures of bills if you need proof of anything. I have the quotes from the foundation companies. Want to come over and check out the walls? Come on in! I am not above being humiliated. I do not know where to go from here if FEMA denies this appeal and we don’t get approved for a grant.

All of this to ask, please pray for us to receive more aid from FEMA or to get an approval for a grant to fix this.

I am also adding my GoFundMe to this post as I’ve been asked if I have one. And I do. It pains me to ask for help knowing at the current moment, we do have our needs. But I’m terrified that it won’t stay that way if we don’t fix this.

Thank you if you made it this far. 🩷

https://gofund.me/d6477450

I’ve also realized we don’t have a single picture of all 7 of us together. 🫠

We were donated a camper it is SUCH a blessing I cannot even describe how grateful I am. The safety it provides has relieved so much anxiety. Our family has a safe space that can sleep us all. It’s something I can never ever say thank you enough for. For the family that donated it, for everyone that’s been praying for us, for those that have reached out and pushed for help for us. Thank you.

I know we’re in a better position than a lot of people right now. I feel absolutely horrible to even put this out there for 67,000 people to see.

All of this to ask, please pray for us to receive more aid from FEMA or to get an approval for a grant to fix this.