🏡 Help Us Buy the Home We've Built Our Life In ❤️
Hi everyone,
My name is Christina, and I’m reaching out with a humble heart and hopeful spirit.
Our family has lived in the same house since May 2019. For years, we’ve rented this home, raised our two beautiful daughters here, and built a life filled with love, healing, and second chances. It’s more than just a house to us—it’s where our family found our way back.. it's it's more than just having a home it's knowing that you're not going to have to move.... And knowing you have done everything to keep this home.. but knowing this may be gone in less than. A month... Since May of 2019 as renters we have paid our rent on time not missed one month.. the fear of losing your house is the scariest and worrisome feeling .... on top of for the last month applying for rental after rental but being denied because they see your name they read your past and not even given a chance so feeling like feeling hopeless is pretty much the only feeling I'm having right now....
My husband and I are both in long-term recovery. We’ve been sober since March 21, 2014, after battling a very dark addiction that nearly destroyed our lives. We lost custody of our children, lost everything... but we got back up and fought tirelessly for years, and by the grace of God, we got our girls back. This home became our safe place—the foundation for rebuilding our family and future.
Now, our landlord has decided to sell the house—we asked a year ago if they would sell us the house and they kept telling us they weren't selling. And to give us no time.. but 60 days to pack up.... ...which really is less than 60 days ... We have to either buy it or move out..... Which we are working on exhausting every option because we don't want to rent again...but having a roof over our is most important....I have applied for over 20 rentals... And with that our credit has been run over and over and is unfortunately taken a toll on our credit report.....
We’ve been applying for rentals every day, but in today’s market, everything is either gone within hours or way beyond what we can afford, or they are asking for 2500 a month, but requires three times that in monthly income......The fear of not knowing if we’ll have a place to live is unbearable—especially for our girls. They’ve already endured more than most children ever should. We’re doing everything we can to protect them from more fear and instability.
We’ve managed to save $3,000, and with bank approval, we’ve learned we’ll need 10% down to qualify for a home loan. This is our only chance to stay in the home that’s filled with our memories, our recovery, and our joy.
We are humbly asking for your help—whether through a donation or just by sharing our story.
Owning this home would be a dream come true. A forever place for our girls. A reward for everything we’ve survived. A symbol that healing and redemption are possible.
Thank you for reading, for caring, and for walking with us during this uncertain time.
With all our love and gratitude,
Christina, Christopher, Tayla & Alivia Zepernick
