Jan 24 Journaling Pachimac

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Retired LIttle Butterfly Wings | Broken Wings

MyJournaling:
When I take the time to think about the past 13 years, I find way too many incidents that could have broken me. A few years back my Father in Law told me that he admired me so much because I had so many really difficult situations happn to me in a short period of time, and it didn’t break my spirit. What he didn’t realize was that I was in a functional depression that I shared with no one. My mind put together the events, and it overwhelmed me for a moment and really put me in a sad mood for a while. In 2013 my husband was unemployed and we lost our condo and moved to Las Vegas with just a U-haul to live in my in law’s second bedroom. I left all I knew - my family, my friends, my church community, and the only place I had ever lived. In 2014 my Mom was diagnosed with cancer, and in 2015just after being declared cancer free, she died in a car accident on Christmas Day. In 2016 I nearly lost my marriage, in 2017 we were putting our lives back together. In 2018 my mother in law was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and 2019 I got some reprieve. Then Covid hit and my Mother in law died without us being able to see her or be with her. In 2022 my brother was diagnosed with tongue and neck cancer, and my sister had a health scare. (Both are fine now, Thank God) In 2023 my father in law was diagnosed with Prostate cancer, but he is in remission as of now. The past two years have been pretty calm and my husband and I have settled in to home renos and a comfortable fun life. Our daughter is now 22 and in a really wonderful relationship that we really do think will go the distance. With all this heartache, how did this affect me? Well, I learned that I am stronger than I ever thought, and I am happy for some of the storms because they have been some of the greatest learning experiences I have ever had. I don’t want any more tough times, but I know with God, I will make it through.