My Greatest Challenge

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I experienced the greatest challenge in my life as an adult, when my husband lost his job with a company he worked for almost 18 years. I, at the time, was a stay at home mom for our two wonderful children and had been for almost 7 years. I felt very fortunate to have been able to stay home and raise our children, and live financially comfortable. Then our world as we knew it, crumbed around us! My husband no longer had a job, and I had to find a job! Quickly! We had to learn how to survive financially, physically, as well as mentally without my husband’s salary. My children were confused, and worried. They didn’t know what this meant, and it was extremely hard to explain to them why daddy wasn’t working anymore and now mommy was. I had worked as an assistant teacher before becoming a stay at home mom, and knew I could return to my job. I was immediately offered a job back in the school system when the principal at my children’s school found out I was looking to come back. I was offered my job back and was very grateful. I now had a job, but the money was not nearly enough to make ends meet. I became very ill from all the worrying, dealing with a depressed husband, scared children and a loss of stability. You go from being the protector to the provider, all in one swoop. My head was spinning and I was trying to grasp what was happening to my family. I knew that we would survive but the road was going to be long and winding. After several years of small odd jobs, my husband now has a full time job, and I am still working as an assistant teacher. We, as a family, have learned some valuable lessons about overcoming hardship, disappointment, and fear. We’ve realized that our family, love for one another and support for each other, is truly where we are
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