Dance Through Trauma

June 17, 2022

I asked my boss to print out 14 pictures of evidence that I have for the court date on June 22, 2022. The pictures all came out in color and on big paper. The photos are pictures of my mom after being attacked by Ovidio, pictures of my brother Damian after being hit with the phone at his belly, and pictures of a child abuse report I made in June 2018. All of that, and other documents we have in physical form should help us win the case. My mom won't have a lawyer because yeah, all the lawyers we found out are expensive. I can't afford to pay 200$ an hour to a lawyer. I only get paid 1.8k a month from my job. My mom won't have a lawyer, but she will have God on her side, who will shine the truth out of my mom to the judge that morning. I trust in the lord that we will win the case. It's up to God to decide whether Ovidio should have visitations from the kids, but I personally don't think he should have the kids until he has gone to therapy and has proven to have changed to a better man in order to be a stable father. June 22 is this upcoming Wednesday, and I'm ready for it to come already to know what the judge decides. I will probably pray so much that very morning for us to win. Besides this, my mom has been approved to receive social security income for my brother Ovi, but we're not sure when we will receive the money. Once that money comes in every month plus my own income, we can rent a hotel place in town until we find an apartment or rental home to move into. A hotel apartment with two rooms near where I live is around 75$ per day, so that will be about 2k dollars per month. My income plus my mom's should be enough to pay that rent. Hopefully, it'll only be for a month or two until we find a place. The rental house we were going to get is still under construction. There is a new owner of the house now, but the owner is going to give us the rental house for 600$ of rent per month unless he decides to give the house to the other two people who want the house. I will pray for us to get that house because we desperately need it. I know we will win in court, and I know we will find a place to live soon. I will keep my faith in the lord during these times and live happily.

- June 17, 2022