As I reflect on my daily supports, the first person that comes to mind is my husband. When my husband and I depart from one another in the mornings, we usually do not see one another until late in the evening. In spite of, he is a great motivation throughout the day with simple texts and quotes that inspire and uplift which are most helpful on my toughest days. In the case that something happens, good or bad, throughout the day, he is the first person I'm contacting. He comforts me through my worst situations and congratulates me through the best.
My parents are directly in line, just after my husband in regards to supports. My parents have always been my biggest supporters. For as long as I can remember, my parents have always been there to push me when I needed additional motivation and they have always been there to cheer me on for my biggest accomplishments. Even in my adult life, my parents continue to support me with their love and willingness to jump in and help wherever they can in my times of dismay.
My more recent support has been my forteen and twelve year old niece and nephew with whom I currently have guardianship over. My niece and nephew have been living with my for the past nine months and though they entered my home for reasons that are somewhat unfortunate and they initially entered for my assistance to provide for them and ensure their well being, they are showing me so much and have also become a huge part of my support system. They seem to know when I have had a rough day and are willing to take my two year and nine month old, away within our home to allow me to gather myself when I need a minute to recollect, alone. They love me flaws and all, they admire and look up to me and that in itself is a great support because they inspire me to want to do even better.
One of my biggest fears is not being able to contribute to my family's well being financially. A life challenge that immediately comes to mind is the idea of being out of work without a source of income. Without a doubt, I am sure that my husband and my parents would be more than willing and ready to help me out in any way. My mom would be directly on my side on my hunt for new employment and would probably sit in on the interviews with me if she could. My dad would be ready for transport in the case that I lost my vehicles in the process. He would be my personal escort and body guard as needed. Now my husband, he's going to be the one to maintain the house, because Lord know things will be tight, but he will not complain and he will work as hard as he has to to make sure that our family is okay. In return, I would do everything in my power to make sure that he doesn't have to endure the additional stress for too long.
I think about how I would manage without my supports and I know that through prayer and my faith in God, I would make it, there isn't any doubt in my mind, but it would be extremely difficult without a source of income, two small children and two additional adolescent children that depend on me. We would be extremely tight budgeted and our living environment probably much less comfortable than it is currently. Our home environment would probable most stressful, but it would get done.
