Life as a single parent taught me about a narrowed version of my life. Experiencing multiple losses, spouse, marriage vows, extended family relationships, career, financial security, belongings, home, lifestyle, hobbies and uprooting one’s location, etc. All of these things that were part of my life were gone. Disappeared beyond my control. Similar to this pandemic. I understand the blackness of loss, also known as grief. My life as I know it has been ripped away from me and my kids...
This Community teach me to look inward, to rebuild one day at a time with faith in God. A day to muster up all of my remaining strength to learn endurance for the following days. A day to decide what was truly important in my narrowed version of life. God gives me the opportunity to open my eyes to “life” so I could grasp: Life is so beautiful, we are not alone on this journey ...
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