"MY SUPPORTS"

The factors I find most important and supportive to me are God, my husband, my mom and my group of friends that pray for me on a regular basis. My relationship in Christ is the highest priority and over the years have kept me centered in everything that I do. All of my life's journey and accomplishments have been with my strong faith in God, which is my spiritual support and lifeline.  My support from my husband in every aspect has been rewarding and consistent for the past twenty eight years. He has loved me, encouraged me, helped me and supported me throughout the  years. His support has been emotionally, physically and financially. His love and support provided to me has helped me to evolve into the better women, wife, mother, daughter, nana, friend and supporter to others throughout my journey. My mom has also been supportive as well. She has been there for me since I was born. What an awesome support system I have received for over fifty years now. The support she has provided over my lifetime has been rewarding and forever cherished. I also have a group of friends that have been a support system for the past 10 years now. They have prayed for me and my family and vice versa for years. Whatever the reason, season or need they have been there as well. Having these supporters in my life has made a huge impact in my life and has helped me push harder through some difficult times. I am blessed beyond measure to have supporters in my life!

The challenge I chose to think about is if a diagnosis of a terminal illness was given by my physician. My thoughts would be one of many as I would try and process what I was told. I would have to fight off feelings of "fear" that would probably try and cripple me. These feelings would provoke me to further rely on my faith in God to see me through. With that being said, I would want all my supporters, my husband, mom, family and friends to not be sad and feel sorry for me but to help celebrate me and the time left. I would also want my supports and I to spend as much time together as we could and make precious memories enjoying each other and doing the things that make us happy, laughing and joking. Spending quality time with them would be important and letting each one know how important they are to me would be my goal. My hardest thing to do would be to tell my children and grand children and the sadness I would feel not being able to see my grand babies grow up and have families of their own. Leaving my husband and wanting to make sure he would find love again and be happy. All of my supports in my life are needed and I wouldn't know what life would be like without each of them. I think about the lack of emotional, financial, spiritual and physical support I would be without if they did not exist in my life. I couldn't imagine not having them there to help me though this difficult challenge and time. Every person in life must have a support system of some kind to help them accomplish, receive, complete or benefit in life.