What a Difference One Month Makes

On January 12th I posted about how we almost went out of business. Well on February 11 we learned that we would really be going out of business.

As noted before, our business finances were far from healthy and over the end of last week, we experienced an obstacle that we simply cannot overcome.

Yesterday morning we informed the staff of the closure and made arrangements for our clients to be served by another company. Unfortunatley, we were unable to pay our staff and this is by far the hardest part. Going out of business is one thing, but not having funds to pay the staff who have worked so hard is so sad. In the midst of this already difficult morning, the state surveyor who is responsible for auditing agencies like ours walked in for our annual survey. I told my mom that the only other thing that could happen would be for a swarm of bees to invade our office and sting us all to death. (I can be a tad melodramatic) :)


Today we began emptying our office and throwing away almost eight years of accumulated paperwork. We have to pack up the files and store them away. With each pile of paper I placed in the trash, the uncertainty grew. We are facing some very real challenges in the coming weeks. David and I are faced with so many questions. Because we were the owners of the business, we are not eligible for unemployment. We have to decide if and how we will be able to keep Emily in school, how we will pay our mortgage and 1000 other questions.

There are a couple bright spots though
David has a phone interview for another home care company tomorrow morning. He is applying to be the administrator and he has all the right experience for the job. I am very hopeful that he will get this job and I would ask you to pray for us.

There may be positions at the new company for some of our staff. Even after the horrible news of yesterday, several of our employees came today to help pack up the office. They are such wonderful people. I just don't want to think about not seeing them again. I am going to help a couple ladies with a resume this week. It is the least I can do.

I only hope that God has another opportunity in our future. This is not how I would have ever wanted to end our company, but I know that this closure gives David and I a chance at a new start. There is the possibility of something else, and for that I am thankful.

I learnd so much working at AbleCare and from the people I was honored to work with. AbleCare allowed me to stay home with my daughter and take her to work with me, it gave me a flexible schedule so I could go to school. There were so many funny moments with our staff, like the pranks our office manager used to play, and the fart machine. There were Christmas parties and Valentines day parties, and days when we all cooked breakfast together and the office smelled like maple syrup for days. We shared birthdays and Thanksgiving and we even all went out to a comedy club together once. These women and men have been some of the best people I have ever worked with. I pray for them, I miss them, and I wish them all so much success and happiness where ever it is that God leads them.

Thank you AbleCare for all that you have given me and my family.

Till next time
Tricha