Next chapter in life

I was very proud of myself. I was in a very good job. I was a soon-to-be home owner. I was caring for my 3 children on my own, including the special needs of my youngest. My now ex-husband was no where to be seen, he disappeared and he was not providing child support for his children. But I was ok with that. In fact, I was more than ok. I had everything I ever wanted and more than I could ever have dreamed just a couple of years before. I had made a vow to God to never marry again and to only focus on my children. I was doing great, so why did I need a man to come in and mess it up? I was truly happy and my children were happy. Hearing their laughter and childish chatter day after day made everything worth it. Also during this time period, I was growing spiritually. My walk of faith was the strongest I had ever known. But here comes the next bombshell. My youngest son's medical condition had turned life-threatening and my mom was diagnosed with cancer. How would this affect my newly renewed faith? How would I get through this? I handed it all over to God. I gave him my cares and worries. I leaned on friends when I just needed to vent. And we all did just fine. My youngest had major surgery, which took longer to heal from than anticipated but he did great. My mom beat her cancer. Everything was good again and we made it through a few huge crisis. I was proud of myself. I was proud of my children. Through everything they have gone through so far in their short little live, they were excelling. But do know, that's when we get thrown a curve ball every time. We need to constantly renew our faith. If everything was nice and easy all the time, we would take God for granted. We would stop relying on Him and His grace. So what did He have in store around the next corner? More than I ever imagined, and more than I thought I could handle. That is a story for next time. :)