Bad news last night

My son has started seedlings and fortunately my DIL is workung. Witht the economic turndown there is not the opportunity for my daughter to tutor privately. She is an Earlychildhood teacher with her Master's in literacy. She will map out her campaign over the next two days. We are a tight family and love ech other so much so we will laugh and cry and get through this. Blessings and have a wonderful Christmas!

What does it mean to map our her campaign? That is a little confusing to me. Do you mind sharing with me how that works? Sorry if I sounds ignorant but I have never heard that phrase before...

I meant that she will look at her options and then contact schools in the area to see if there are any vacancies. She will network to see if any vacancies are available too. Also she will go online to check out schools in Canada. So she will write down a plan or campaign and get started to look for work.

Merry Christmas to you and your family too and best wishes that next year will be much better!

I am amazed that sxshe is facing this so well. She is planning a plan of action. The years in the USA cedtainly taught her independance. As long as we stick together - and we will - we will get through thids. Have a wonderful Christmas. I am so glad that I shopped last week for turkey, ham, etc. We will have a great Christmas together. Many blkessings to you and your family

I am an optimistic person so I am praying all will work out. Have a wonderful Christmas with your family.

Now I am laughing. We will get through somehow. We will start planning this evening. Rachel was a lecturer out here. She taught and did her Masters in the USA as I cluld not afford it for her to do it out here. We do not have part time jobs for students. I am a tough old bird!

Thank yo for such a kind response! We will get through it somehow - I have a strong faith in God and pray for wisdom for my family.

Thank you for your best wishes. We will get through this somehow. Blessings

That is so awful about your son in law. I hope that he has a family to help him out at this time. I felt so sad hearing about your Christmas on your own. That must have been awful for you as at Christmas we need to be with family or friends. You must have felt devastated but that is now a bad memory and you have moved on. You are a much stronger women now and probably a more compassionate one too. It is when we have experience desolation and hardship that we can empathise with other women. Many blessings and I have already started to pray for the family as I am typing this.

it was from that experience that I stopped planning for christmas and just took it as it came. We don't do much for christmas any more especially since I am disabled now but that is fine I am okay with it, I look at all the good christmas's I had in the past and those are my memories of christmas. I enjoy just watching the classics on tv on christmas eve and having this year christmas breakfast at my grandson's house and christmas day supper home with my son.

Thank you so much. I am an old survivor and we will get out of this mess. Blessings

Your daughter is so brave to go to so many different places, you yourself are. I am not one to travel outside of my own country, though I am sure the horizons would be broadened for me. Alas, I stick to the computer, and friends like you, for a glimpse of other coutnries, foods, and cultures! Best Wishes to you all this Holiday Season!

And to you my dear friend. And in 2010 may some of your dreams come true. Blessings

Thank you my dear friend. Life presents many challenges and if we stick close together as a tight family unit then it is easier for us to deal with problems. The economy will take years to turn around so she will probably leave as soon as the economy in the USA allows her to return to N.C. She does have a house there. Alternately she and her fiancee are looking at Canada. Blessings my dear. I have been through worse things.

Tjhank you my friend. We ar a close family so that the son who is working will assist his sister and brother who are both out of work until they get something to do. Thanks you for your prayers

I have just checked out your profile and I have been to Raleigh in N.C. My daughter taught in Gastonia for over 3 years and has a house there. She had to leave AS LAST YEAR WHEN SHE APPLIOED FOR CITIZENSHIP homeland security SAID THAT THERE WAS AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRNAT WITH THE SAME NAME AND AS SHE HAD ANOTHER YEAR ON HER VISA SHE WAS TO WAIT UNTIL THIS YEAR TO APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP. They gave her the clearance in February AND ALL SHE NEEDED WAS A LETTER FROM HER SCHOOL SAYING THAT SHE WAS EMPLOYED. However, the recession started and the non USA people were the first to be laid off. Her visa only allowed her to teach at that school only. so she had to come home and we are now facing recession big time. She did so well and won many awards for teaching Early childhood . I will always be grateful to the US that she could work and get her Masters there. It was just awful as they children and parents wanted her to stay. What was really bad was this young lady was making a fantastic contribution to your society and had bought her own home and had not even got a speed ticket. And yet, you have millions of illegal people who are sucking you dry but are still in the USA. Sorry for the caps but no time to change - lunch break has finished now. Blessings

you see it take one bad person to screw up everything for everyone else that play by the rules. I'm sorry your daughter wasn't able to renew visa. If it weren't for crazy people who high-jack planes your daughter would still be here. The US has to protect its interest but it makes it all that harder for the good people that could and do contribute to the USA from other countries. Again I say hang on. Can she apply to other School here and get here visa renewed that way? I'll keep praying.

I have been through bad times before and nothing can be as worse as my husband dying so anything else I can get through. Blessings

Thank you so much for your prayers. I am praying hard myself and believe in th power of prayer. We have had hard times before and will get through this with the grace of God. Many blessings to you and your family

Thank you - I will never give up

dont give up!! live for the now, yesterday is gone, and tomorrow is out of our hands. God bless you all

Yes He will and I am praying hard for wisdom. Blessings

I so appreciate the prayers - I am doing much of that myself. By the grace of God we will get through this. Our God is merciful. Many blessings my friend

Thank you for your ideas but we are not in the USA and what is hapopening is that the Government is not employing peope because of the recession. When teachers retire their posts are not being filled. Yes, she is very smart and is now working on a plan of action. We will survive - I have been through far worse

The problem is with the collapse of the economy the universities and schools are not allowed to hire. She is looking hard for something and I pray that something will come up. Thank you for your support.

Thank you Kathy. I am a tough old bird and have met many hardships in life but as long as we tick together then we will get through this trouble. I thank you so much for your kindness and wish you all a very Happy Christmas.

It is very hard but as long as my family is healthy we will get through this. Many bkessings