On a wing and a prayer.

byGodshock

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Updated 8 years ago

Does anyone know what that means anyhow? The title, "On a Wing and a Prayer" Well I'll give you the meaning first at it applies to my life right now and this little W.A odessy of mine. It means that you’re in a desperate situation and you’re standing on hope and in my case faith to see you through.

It comes from a song made famous in world war 2 about a bomber pilot trying to get home.

"Comin’ in on a wing and a prayer
What a show, what a fight
Boys, we really hit our target for tonight
How we sing as we limp through the air
Look below, there’s our field over there
Though there’s one motor gone
We can still carry on
Comin’ in on a wing and a prayer."

It applies perfectly to me, you see I'm unemployed, my savings have shriveled to almost nothing and I have a wife and 2 kids depending on me to support them. My wife has serious health problems as does my youngest boy. He was born with a severe heart defect called severe aortic stenosis. I've been looking for work for 3 months but I live in a very small town that sits in a very small county with a very large unemployment rating. Just 10 years ago I was self employed bringing home over $200,000 a year. "Oh how the mighty have fallen" I actually had a job interview set for this morning. The first interview in over a month. Got a call right before I left the house "I'm sorry but we're going to have to cancel your interview the company has decided not to fill that position, we're very sorry"

I'm not a whiner, I'm a survivor but I have to admit some of the shine has come off my apple. I've heard every scam under the sun in the last couple months. I even fell for a few that cost me some money and what's worse, they cost me time. Time wasted. So here I am at WA. I don't even remember how I found it or how I ended up here. I do know that it looks promising over the long term but in the short term I still have to pay my bills. I still need some kind of job. But I'm a man of faith. I believe somehow and someway, the good Lord is going to get me and my family through this, maybe on a wing and a prayer.