The first daily support I have is Jesus Christ! Without Him in my mornings, the rest of my day would not be right! He helps me through His word and my prayer time with Him. I also like to listen to worship music while getting ready for the day. This really helps me to get my heart right and ready to help children and parents and co-workers that I talk do daily.
The second daily support I have are my parents. My parents watch my son and take him to school for me every day. I started a new job where I have to open a child care room at 6:30 every morning and my son cannot be dropped off until that time. So I can't be in 2 different places at the same time so my parents agreed to help.This has been a huge blessing to me. Without their help I would have to transfer my son to the school where I am working, which we possibly would have to move again the next year.
The third daily support I have is my paycheck and my child support. Both are essential for me to pay my bills and have some wiggle room for playing with my son. I also have a roommate to help out with bills as well.
Another daily support I have are my close friends. Without my friends to talk to me about my daily struggles, I would have lost my mind years ago :) they really help to put things into perspective. I am the type of person that reasons things out verbally. That means I can discuss any topic weighing on my mind with someone and I will walk away with more clarity! This really helps with venting too, especially in our field where parents and children can sometimes weigh you down.
Another daily support I have is my online community of friends. I have several different forums and apps that I use on a daily basis to keep up with what's going on in the world. To me, this is how I stay in the know. It is also how I talk to friends and family members I don't get to see all the time. I love this because it takes me away from my day.
Something I chose to imagine is if I didn't have a car. I didn't mention it above but my car is my life! I recently got in a car accident, no one was hurt, but it was scary to think I would be without a vehicle for any length of time. It would make it extremely difficult to get to work and to drop my son off at school. I would definitely be calling my parents and my friends to see if they had a car I could borrow. I would be relying on my daily relationships to bail me out of a hard situation. I feel that would put a lot of strain on our relationships not knowing how long it would be that I would be out of a car.
Thanks,
Cortnee :)
