Prayer Please

I"m having some rough times these days. I am constantly thinking of my children and of finally being in a place of my own. It feels like I will never accomplish these things. I have been homeless now for 4 years and it seems as though I will be homeless forever and without my children for eternity. I am now trying to deal with another issue in my life that has been haunting me for over 14 years. My doctor has even put me on an anti-depressant. I hope that will help but I have my doubts. I have even tried praying to God to ask for guidance and find even this simple task to difficult. All I really ask is to be free of this homeless situation and to be able to talk to my children once again. Oh, how I miss them so! Are these impossible requests? You would think not! However, I still seem to be struggling in my life at the present time.
Today, I ask for my readers to help me with a simple request, PRAYER. If you could see it in your heart to say a little prayer for me the next time you are talking to God, it would be greatly appreciated. Just a simple prayer to help me through a trying time. I just feel so all alone and am struggling to find the courage to continue in my recovery. I thank you all for reading my blogs and hope that they will get better with time.
Thanks,
Tim Barber
Homeless but not without some HOPE

Gift Cards/For Better Times

I thought that I would see if there is anyone out there that might have some old or new gift cards or certificates that they may not be using. I am just looking for gift cards or cetificates you will not use. The reason I am requesting this is because I would like to be able to treat myself to a movie or a coffee or even to buying some clothes for myself. Basically what I am looking for is cards like Tim Hortons, The Bay, Cineplex, Starbucks, Zellers, Marks Work Warehouse, Safeway, and even Sobeys or any kind of card or certificate. Even if you have already used a portion of these cards then thats ok. I dont care if there is only a couple of dollars on a card.The more cards I receive the better I will start to feel and the more I will be able to treat myself more humanely. The truth is, I dont feel the greatest these days. I no longer am working because I have some other issues in my life that I need to deal with. So I will not be working for some time to come. If you are able to help with this request, it would be greatly appreciated. It would surely go a long way. I would also want to be able to take other homeless men and woman out to have coffee or a movie or whatever for that matter. Again, any card or certificate you may have,, please send to:
Tim Barber
420-9th Ave S.E
Calgary,AB
T2G 0R9

Thanks,
Tim Barber
Homeless but regaining HOPE

Just A Thought

It's so nice to be able to see my kids laughing and playing. It has been a really long time since I have been able to be involved in their life. I am making lunch for them, something I thought I would never do again. Then later in the day we will go swimming and I can enjoy more of their laughing and playing. Its later in the day and we plan on having company over, there is a couple I know and they have kids my childrens age coming over for dinner. Its my chance to entertain and have some actual adult time. It seems as though I dont get a lot of that anymore, now that the kids are back in my life. its almost bedtime and I am going to read them a bedtime story, something that I really enjoy doing for them, except that sometimes it puts me to sleep.
Oh, how I wish this was'nt just another one of those daydreams I had. Unfortunatley, it is. This is just a part of my many daydreams that I have been having.
I think that every body dreams a little, and for someone that is homeless, we dream of better times ahead. I know for me i only dream of the time I eventually get to spend time with my children. I dont daydream about being rich but of just not being homeless anymore.
My question to you the reader is just to know what it is that a person with a home actually daydreams about? Its something that is a curious thing to me, only because I have been homeless now for 4 years.
Tim Barber
Homeless but trying not to become HOPELESS