“I have a wonderful relationship with God, but we both see other people.”

- Dolly Parton

The other day, I received a call from an old girlfriend. I hadn’t seen Sheila in over a year, but here she was saying she wouldn’t have called if things weren’t desperate. She needed my help.

She was still in Kitchener, with her high school boyfriend, Brad. That’s who she left me for. They ran into each other in Kitchener. Sheila was visiting her mother, Cola. Brad had returned from Calgary after his divorce, looking to start over.

They fell in love again, moved in together, and now they were in the worst place they had ever been in their lives.

So now, they were sleeping in Cola’s basement, wondering what to do next.

It seemed like they had no job, no home, and no Brad. Since Brad’s ex had shown up from Calgary, they were living with Cola. Nicky - the ex - threatened to have him arrested for cleaning out their joint bank account. He had to give her all the money. So now, they were sleeping in Cola’s basement, wondering what to do next.