hang in there Chris. i'm certain there is somewhere that needs someone with your expertise. when life throws ya lemons, make lemonade!

 

Chris, I'm so sorry to hear about your mis-fortune and your illness. I agree with what everyone is saying. God has a reason for things to happen the way they do. Sometimes you don't understand until maybe years later. You then look back and say if I'd still been there, than I wouldn't be here, and this is WAY better. Sometimes the heartbreak that goes along with it is unbearable. I lost my 2nd child, my 25 year old son Josh back on March 1 this year. The heartbreak is still unbearable at times. I know that God had a reason for it, and I don't want to get into all of that here, but I accept it because in my heart I know I will see him again. EVERYTHING in this life is temporary, including your misfortune. WE ALL will continue to pray for you to get better and to get a better job. IT WILL GET BETTER! Good luck to you, and may God bless you in your lifes journey ahead. Trust in Him.

 

i truly am blessed to be a part of the greatest family in the world

 

Your link didn't work for me, Chris, so let me tell you a little story.

In 1977, I wasn't satisfied with the money I was earning as a police officer.So, I decided to become a car salesman. I loved cars then (as I do now), so I thought it would be the perfect job for me - and the money was certainly right. I worked in a small-town Ford/Mercury/Mazda store for two-and-a-half years, and did OK. I then decided that I would move to a big city dealership, where I could really make some huge money, while stilldoing something that was fun for me. Once there, I noticed a disturbing trend - every month a salesman was fired. Not just any salesman, mind you, but the "senior" salesman - like clockwork. Well, when I became the senior salesman after about seven months, Ifigured my days were numbered, eventhough mynumbers were good. Sure enough, after making "salesman of the month", I was fired - no reason given.

Pissed and disillustioned, I went back into the police biz,where I stayed until 2005. Now I didn't get rich being a cop, mind you,but I'll tell you that in 2005 (the year I retired at 53), I paid about $15K in federal income taxes. Additionally, I've got a pretty fat pension for the rest of my life.

The moral of the story, Chris, is thatgetting fired back in December of 1979 (right before Christmas) actually worked out pretty well for me, I must admit. I'll just bet that brighter times are ahead for you, as well - you'll see. ;&gt