A Christmas Fairytale

...seems to be happening in our lives presently. The kind you see on Fa La La La Lifetime, the kind that leaves you feeling humbled and inspired by the human spirit that in the movie has you gulping down chokes as tears threaten while you pretend not to weep at the ridiculously gushy movie. Admit it, we've all been there. Well I'm here to tell you that life can be just as gushy and it's bloody marvelous. It's been a while since my last blog and there's a reason for that. As some of you know, life's been pretty challenging recently in the Tibbles household; Bankruptcy, no jobs and recently no income at all due to Jen's unemployment benefit being halted. My truck got repossessed, my phone is still cut off as I can't pay the bill yet worse than bills piling up, we couldn't pay the rent and faced being homeless. I kid you not. This is still a possibility. I am not complaining, this is just life and shit happens. In order I don't get lost in the stench of it, I look to the Universe to my soul..and keep the faith, somehow knowing as my Ollie always used to say to me, "It will be ok Mummy, everything will be ok." And I believe. During the last 10 days or so, the fairytale began. It began with touching emails from friends who wanted to help.  Let me add also here that many were friends I have known only via facebook and whom I have yet to meet.   This is what is so incredible and so amazing about this fairytale; like the stories within, these funny, loving characters who I see from afar, somewhat in my imagination, suddenly pop up in real life as a real person with real, true meaning and reach out to me with love. I take the hand. I take it with gratitude and equal love. As I peer into my hand a gift lays upon it that allows me to feed my family and get much needed provisions. I would receive several gifts that as this fairytale continues to unfold, will take care of many needs for most of the month of December. A Xmas tree would also arrive, complete with lights, decorations and a star atop. Amazing how it fits just perfectly into the corner, like the empty space was waiting for it. How a dear friend who is struggling personally himself this holiday season offers his time and vehicle to take my daughter to see her Dad and bring her back home safely as the car we have would not make the drive to Chicago and back. Then as my family and I wonder how we will keep the roof over our heads another gift arrives; the gift of a full time job, offered to me at the YMCA as their Health & Wellness Coordinator. I officially start in January yet have already begun with gutso. So as we celebrate all the gifts that is the human spirit I for one, believe in fairytales and in times of struggle, invite you to do the same. Merry Christmas my friends...off to watch one of those gushy Fa La La La Lifetime movies...I believe mine is about to play out....