Trying hard to be "normal" !

This morning we packed up the truck, again! Shawn's Aunt and Uncle are off to Texas so we are on the Grace of God again! We decided to go to church this morning. I found a Baptist church on line that looked good. We  really enjoyed the special Christmas musical  service!! We were greeted very warmly by quite a few people. One of them must have been a Deacon and he asked us a little bit about us. We are not lying to anyone about our situation. He made the Missions Minister aware of our situation and they are praying for us! The Pastor asked us back to his office to discuss our situation a little bit further and was helpful in giving us a couple of numbers for assistance to call tomorrow. It was very, very kind! After church we went to a local mall, the girl's had been each given a gift card by Shawn's Aunt and Uncle for Christmas and were anxious to do a little shopping! Shawn and I sat and did some people watching! I figured the girls would be glad to be doing some normal teenage things, but they were back to where we were sitting in no time! They carefully chose items off the clearance and sales racks to stretch out their $20  cards. Neither spent all of it, they wanted to save some so they would have some more to spend when they go back! For a minute or two we appeared to be a normal family! Unless you looked to close as we sat in our truck eating salads and food we had bought at Walmart, using our EBT card. And a little stranger is the cats running all about the truck! Tonight was much too cold to sleep in the truck, in the 30's!!, so we broke down and used up most of our saved cash to get a room. This time we chose a place that we would not have to worry about fighting and prostitution. Tonight we are trying to relax and regroup. We will spend some time watching TV, like we have always done as a family on Sundays. Tomorrow we will see what God has planned for us! Tonight when you all get ready to settle in for the night, stop and thank the Lord for all that you have!