Eric --
Very sorry to hear that yours and your Dad's business venture is slowed enough that it now makes for a life-turning event decision. These are one of the more hardest things to face and overcome in this life.
And as you have already heard many times, this is the other shoe dropping, so to speak, for all the major financial disasters that happened to our country, and has spread pretty much across the world.
I personally think that we all have to not, repeat, not, blame ourselves too much because all of us, including many, many, here on this Forum alone, made great business decisions awhile back, only to have the greediness of others alone, help start the process that has taken many great people's hard work and reduced it to almost nothing.
In a world that is not naturally going to support us very well, we all have to take hold of something, something very important to us, our Belief in a higher source, our Faith, our most heartfelt Prayers, and gradually come to the conclusion, that after all that we can do, He will help and guide us to Safety.
It may not be the prettiest, it may not be the same level, but it will be Safe for us and our loved ones.
You and your Dad are I am sure, not just Detailers, but Craftsmen with many awesome skillsets, including artistic ones. This is what separates true Detailers from those that may sample it, but are not truly doing it for the love of all things that are motorized.
Where you decide to take this awesome talent, and dedication to hard work, is going to be up to you and your families.
Whatever/wherever it leads you all, you will, I promise you, you will, be fine.
Do not repeat, do not, let discouragement, anger, sadness, frustration, etc., any of those things take a shot at your Armor.
The Author and Finisher of our Faith, says that he notices even the sparrow fall; I am so positive that He is looking at your challenges, and has already been said earlier, opening doors, and closing doors; what we have to do is study these challenges out in our minds, decide which way we want to go, and give it back to Him to help us know if this is the right path for us now.
Our forefathers, so many generations back, came to this beautiful land for many reasons, some for work, some to follow their faith, and so on.
These really poor men, women, and children, suffered much more than any of us will ever have to endure, and did if for their families, and much importantly, for the future generations, of which we are all a part of today!
Some of the stories I have read about them are astounding, and heart-wrenching, and bring one to tears.
You are at the fork in the road, where we are all headed to, or may have already passed through Eric.
You know what you have, you know what you can do, you know what the immediate future looks like in front of you.
Go ahead with your absolute best ideas and plans and get a gut-feeling if this is the right plan, and all the other things mentioned here and before, and give it your best shot.
Know that the Faith of all of your families AND the combined Faith of all of us and ours, is working for all of you, that you will endure this, get through it, be stronger for having endured it, and be safely through the literal lion in your path.
Our hopes, prayers and Faith are with you.
Dan F and Ginie
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