LA bound, here we go again…

I’m just going to cut to the chase, Eric, Asher, and I are moving back to Pasadena,CA on May 1^st.  Why do you ask? We’ve had a few donor’s drop their financial support (due to the economy) as well as the church Eric and I were working with part-time is no longer able to pay us a huge part of our monthly income we were receiving as of April 1^st (we got a 2 wks notice).   Because of this recent news we’re moving back to Pasadena since we have an amazing opportunity to have free housing for a few months. Hopefully after these next few months, we’ll know what our next steps are going to be and look like.  We are still called to raise support and Eric’s passion for a creative Arts Collective among artists is still there, but we may just have to alter a few things in order to meet our financial obligations.   

During these next few months (June-September), I will be able to increase my hours and work full time once again which will help us save money and potentially help us with our next round of fertility treatments once again.  We figure this might be the only time where we’re not paying rent and have some extra money to help pay for our treatments.  There are some people who would say we should save for a house but I would rather “try” once again. I’m not even sure if we’ll be able to have another child or be able to carry it but I at least have to try while we can and still young enough (I’ll be 36 in August). The thought of going thru fertility treatments and everything that comes along with that seems daunting and emotionally draining (especially the miscarriage part) but I have to believe another miracle could happen. And if not, I’m ok since we already have one true blessing and I don’t want to take that for granted.

In the meantime, I just have to trust that everything is going to be ok financially, spiritually, and emotionally these next few months until we figure everything out. 

Now, I just have to figure out health insurance for all three of us.  We have been denied health insurance due to Eric’s high cholesterol (currently low since taking vitorin), Asher’s acid reflux (when he was 4 months old), and my inability to have a child naturally (we’ve been denied).  I just hope we can at least get Asher covered but I’m not sure.  The Health Insurance industry SUCKS and is frustrating we get denied because of a few little things that is really nothing in the grand scheme of things.