My life is completely upside down right now. I’m trying to motivate myself, to encourage myself, to stay strong, but it has been such a long fight. I’m tired.

My husband lost his job a year and a half ago. We’re both looking for work. We’ve got two young children. I know that this isn’t life-threatening, that there are bigger and worse problems. But this is scary and it gets worse the longer it goes on.

The sorrow I’m expressing is that my life is changing. There is no doubt about that. Change doesn’t normally bother me; I mean, life is full of change, you kind of need to go with the flow. But this is change throughout my entire life. I guess I’m overwhelmed by it now. I need to grieve for what I’m losing, recognize what I’ve gained, and look with hope to see what’s around the corner. Good CAN come out of this – I need to let go of the fear and the sorrow and hold on to hope.