Helping Out A Mother In Need

--by aurelia, posted Apr 5, 2008

Today while I was at work, a friend of mine came in my office, closed the door and starting weeping uncontrollably.

It seems her ex-husband had hurt her daughter. The daughter mentioned it to a teacher and it got reported to child services! My friend is down on her luck, and lives pay check to pay check and no credit cards. We have had a tough winter and heating bills are piling up and the cupboards are almost bare! It seems the child protective services will be making visits to both houses/ hers and ex-husbands. She was crying because there was leak in her ceiling and not much food in the house....and she was afraid they would think she was unfit. I tried to talk to her and calm her down and tell her that her house is clean and neat, she didn't hurt her daughter, so please don't worry. She finally relaxed and hugged me.

When I came home for lunch, I packed up all kinds of food, cereal, juice, canned fruit, soups, mac & cheese, tuna, peanut butter...anything I could find that I hadn't opened yet and I took it back to work. I put the 2 bags in my friends car. It wasn't much...she is going to have to shop for milk and fresh fruit, but it's a start.

I didn't have the extra cash, so this was all I could do. Another lady at work, volunteered her husband to go repair the leak :0) .... Please pray for her and her daughter to be OK.

Thanks... :0) ~Aurelia

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Posted by aurelia
Apr 5, 2008
Comments (13)

Readers Comments

JuneBug wrote: Wow! This is such an awful thing to have to go through, but she will get through it...God will see to it! :}

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: Sorry she has to go through that. Thanks for being such a caring friend and for always doing so much to help!

megs wrote: You are awesome!!(: And just what she needed!! The world needs more stories like these, instead of all the bad ones. Thanks!(:

lovebug wrote: I did ofer a prayer for your friend, but God has already met her need, He gave you my friend, boots on the ground already, providing not only what our legal system deems neccesary to keep our children in our homes,But he provided you my friend. God Bless

bhappy wrote: Aurelia You have such a huge, Loving, generous heart. May God continue to Bless you, so you can keep blessing others. Yes of course She is in my prayers. Becki

Tigerlily wrote: Very important.... Fresh bread and milk in addition to the vegetables, etc. Meats and cheese in frig too. How horrible for her! I will definitely say a prayer for her. More than likely they are just checking everything because they have to investigate the allegations. Oh, I hope this turn out ok. and you were so kind to reassure her and help her! Continue to help her and support her!

Alraisi wrote: A friend in need is a friend indeed. You really are special and You supported her in two ways! One is spiritually and the second one by giving her something to make her Happy! That was great and I'm sure she'll appreciate it. About the child, I'll pray for her and her mom too. There is something, if You think her home is neat and she loves her child that much. Then believe me that they will keep the child with her mom. Thanks for sharing this one. My prayers are with her!
Alraisi...

wayfarer wrote: Oh, fan-tastic! I am just in AWE!

PayingForward wrote: You are an amazing friend, Aurelia. Your kindness through your encouraging words and tangible gift of food speak volumes to love and friendship. Bless the friends who fixed the leaking ceiling as well. May the Lord continue to bless your friend and wrap His arms of love around her and her daughter during this tumultuous time. I can imagine that it means the world to her to have people in her life who truly care. God bless you.

spring wrote: aurelia- I will send prayers out to this family in need.
Alraisi & PayingForward have said it well & I am with them on that!
You are a great friend & blessing to them, you will always be blessed back. I just know this- I love this wonderful person you are and would love to see the world populated with lots, & lots of Aurelias'
Love Spring

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