Proud of who we are

My life without a doubt is not what I thought it would be, but I wouldn't change one single part of it. We recently received a huge financial hit that has forced Peter, and myself to evaluate our financial future. We have both been in debt for many years, and though we have tried here and there to pay some of it off we have not made it a priority. We feel that the financial problems we continue to encounter are a direct result of our indebtedness. Though it is not debt that is causing huge monthly payments or anything like that we feel that if we were not in debt we would have a better financial footing. We have now made a serious commitment to get out of debt and stay that way. We have both taken on new ways of earning extra income, and are serious about using the extra income to pay off debt. We have a clear cut plan to pay it off, and will stick with it. We see our lives as extremely blessed even though we are going through trials. I could list endlessly all the wonderful things of our lives, but the blessings never stop. We have spent the past few days thanking God for the ability to pay this debt even though it will be hard. We know that getting financially stable is the best thing for our family in the long run, and hopefully going through these trials with us will teach our children to not get themselves in similar situations as adults. We are strong, and proud of who we are!