(Seguin) – The Herrera’s are Seguin’s newest homeowners. Rosaura Herrera and her three children have finally received the keys to their future. The family is looking forward to new beginnings at 1180 Spruce St thanks to Guadalupe Valley Habitat for Humanity.
The group gathered last week to welcome the family to their newly built home. Although the single mother appreciates her parents for allowing her family to stay with them, she can’t help but be excited about this new chapter.
“I’m very excited. I feel very blessed, very happy. It’s like I told them at Habitat, it’s a dream come true and definitely having somewhere where my kids are stable and to create new memories for them,” said Rosaura. “They (children) are getting older, and it was definitely time to move on and find a place for them to have some privacy.”
Sharing the home are daughters, 12-year-old Lucero, 9-year-old Esmeralda, and 4-year-old son Gerardo.
Rosaura says her children have been the driving force behind her quest for a new home.
“I’m definitely looking forward for my kids to have friends over. They are excited about that, to create new memories with parties, spending holidays, having them play in the backyard – just have their own privacy where they can be themselves in their own room and having their own rooms, so we are definitely looking forward to that,” said Rosaura.
Excited about finally having her own room is her daughter Lucero. Lucero, a student at Barnes Middle School, says she can’t wait to move in and start decorating.
“I’m really happy, excited. We are going to have our own house. We each are going to have our own space and I’m going to have my own room to have my own stuff to do in there, be able to have more room by myself,” said Lucero.
Lucero says she appreciates all those who have worked so hard for her family.
“Thank you. I would like to thank them for the new house to give us more opportunities, more changes in life. I want to thank them for their hard work for our house and the effort that they put into building it,” said Lucero.
Rosaura says never in her wildest dreams would she have ever thought she’d one day own her own home. She says everyone deserves to take that same leap of faith.
“I say apply for it even though you think you are not going to qualify. You never know. The only thing they can tell you is no, and they will tell you the reasons and, in the future, if your situation changes, apply again. There is always something to look forward to. They are always helping you so it would be a good thing to apply,” said Rosaura.
During the dedication ceremony, volunteer groups and sponsors were recognized, especially Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Selma. The group also thanked an anonymous donor for helping make this home build possible.
Just two days after dedicating a home to the Herreras, Habitat began putting up the walls for its next home. Group officials say they are now just a home or two away from building their 40th house in Guadalupe County.
