March Madness and Happiness!!

WELL MARCH IS OVER HALF GONE AND I HAVE BEEN BOTH MAD AND HAPPY...... THATS LIFE I GUESS!! FINANCIAL STRUGGLES CONTINUE BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SIGNS FOR HOPE AS OUR COMPANY HAS STARTED GETTING A COUPLE OF BID REQUESTS AND WE HAVE BOOKED ONE GOOD JOB. (HAPPY) WE ARE TRYING TO REDO OUR MORTGAGE WITH COUNTRYWIDE.... WE JUMP THRU HOOPS FOR THEM AND YET THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HELP. MY CREDIT TOOK A REAL BEATING LAST YEAR AS I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL 3 TIMES AND OUT OF WORK OVER HALF THE YEAR.(MAD) SO WE DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN KEEP THE HOUSE.... ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE IS UP TO 13.49% INTEREST AND $2,700.00 A MONTH PAYMENT. (VERY MAD) SO WE MAY HAVE TO RIDE OUT A FORECLOSURE AND THEN MOVE ON. THIS IS SAD AS WE LOVE OUR COUNTRY HOME HERE ON 10 BEAUTIFUL ACRES IN THE HEART OF THE BRAINERD LAKES, MINNESOTA AREA... WE ARE JUST HOPING THAT COUNTRYWIDE CAN HELP US WITH SOME KIND OF PROGRAM.. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEIR HOPE TEAM BUT SO FAR THERE HAS NOT BEEN MUCH HOPE. MOSTLY DUE TO OUR INABILITY TO SHOW ADUQUATE INCOME DUE TO ME BEING OFF WORK SO MUCH LAST YEAR.. (MAD)  SIGNS OF SPRING ARE HERE. RAIN INSTEAD OF SNOW AND THE SNOW IS ALMOST ALL MELTED AWAY. (HAPPY) PRAY FOR THOSE IN OUR UPPER MIDWEST WHO ARE FACING FLOOD DAMAGE. I HOPE THEY FIND COMFORT AND PROTECTION FROM THE WRATH OF FLOODING. WELL I AM GOING TO TRY TO STAY OPTIMISTIC AS I KNOW JESUS HAS A PLAN FOR US. I KNOW HE ONLY GIVES US CHALLENGES WE CAN HANDLE. SO I AM TRYING TO SMILE ON THE CHALLENGES FACING US TODAY. AND I WILL KEEP SEARCHING FOR MY PATH TO THE END.....BUT SOME DAYS IT IS HARD TO FEEL AND THINK THIS WAY. THIS IS WHERE ALL THE KINDNESS AND HOPE AND PRAYER AND WARM FEELINGS AND WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THE FOLKS HERE AT D.S. COME INTO PLAY. IT MEANS SO MUCH AND HELPS IMMENSLY!!