In an age where moms are encouraged to be at home or to work, my mother set the example of what moms do when they are widowed young. Since we were left alone after my father was killed at 25 (my mother was 23), she knew she had to go to work and she did. I learned at an early age that sometimes a parent has to do a job created for two. I am not stuck in either choice since I know that parents need to be prepared for life's tragedies as well as the blessings. I remember being well taken care of, going to a fun preschool, going to school when she went to work, and making the best of a difficult situation. The Lord is so capable of helping us through tough times and I really appreciated all that my mother did for both of us. I loved this article and I loved the life I had. If my mom had been home, we would have done well. Since we lived the life we were given, we made that work as well.

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