Courage

What do your bad experiences say about you? Have your struggles made you stronger? Weaker? There is no wrong or right answer…I don’t think. Maybe bad experiences shouldn’t change you, they should reveal who you really are (or who you could be).

Being a single mother and widow has shown me that I am much stronger than I ever imagined I could be. Losing the love of my life showed me that I have the courage and the strength to exist without a partner. I didn’t have a choice, really (well at least not the existence without a partner part). Courage was something I would find…eventually. The courage to trust myself and my judgement (an ongoing process) as well as my decisions. What I have noticed over time is that God did not ease my pain, he increased my strength.

Even in all my sorrow and grief, I’ve seen God’s hand on me and my life and although I may not have understood at the time, it has all worked out. From leading me to choose a great school for my daughter to purchasing a home independently to steering me in the right direction to find the perfect job once my daughter started school (to name a few, in no particular order).

What do you think your struggles say about you? What do you wish they said about you?