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Jj's Year of Coming of Age- Day 94- There's Nothing In Hell That I Want...

"When you are going through hell...Keep going"  -Winston Churchill #Motivation 2012... Matt's House- StewPot Homeless Shelter- Jackson, MS This picture brings tears to my eyes... I took it while living in a homeless shelter with my boys... My car had been totaled by a woman who ran a red light...and I wasn't able to make it to my five jobs..resulting in me being fired from them all and evicted from my apartment in Detroit, Michigan. I was able to get the money for a bus ticket to Jackson, Mississippi...and after staying in an extended stay hotel...I was fired from my job (Didnt have a babysitter) and was evicted from there too...leaving me and my 12 and 2 year old sons...homeless. To my children, it was just a new adventure...(my oldest kinda knew what the deal was...but, he graciously took it in stride.) To me...it was one of the darkest times of my life...which in turn ended up being the most blessed times of my life. I experienced so many precious God mome...