{"id":939,"date":"2010-06-13T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-13T14:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thecrescat\/2010\/06\/a-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends\/"},"modified":"2017-01-26T22:39:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T03:39:13","slug":"a-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thecrescat\/2010\/06\/a-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends.html","title":{"rendered":"a get by with a little help from my friends …"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\u2026 I am often amused by the question \u201chow do you do it alone?\u201d The answer is, I don\u2019t. <\/p>\n

Nursing school, a full time job and being a single parent may seem like a colossal burden to carry on one set of shoulders\u2026 that\u2019s because it would be; on ONE person. It\u2019s funny how people assume just because you aren\u2019t married you are alone. Granted, I am not immune to feeling exhausted many days but before the bitterness of my situation swallows me whole I realize I am not alone nor will I ever be. <\/p>\n

Faith, family and friends\u2026 in that order. <\/p>\n

I wouldn\u2019t trade any of my current blessings for a housekeeper, personal chef, a car without a faulty check engine light, a mansion to live in and a rich spouse to share it with. The spouse, of course, would be a wonderful blessing but wealth is not applicable. Humor, yes. Wealth, not so much. Sorry\u2026 ramble ramble ramble. <\/p>\n

My point; don\u2019t patronize me. I do alright. More than alright. My strength comes from God and my humor is His grace bestowed on me to handle it all. What may be viewed as obstacles to overcome, or by the more uncharitable as \u201cbaggage\u201d, are really the opportunities given to me to build my faith. <\/p>\n

If you are going to pity anyone, pity the untested man. <\/p>\n

Note bene: I just realized this is probably one of those posts that makes me singularly odd to my non-Catholics friends who can\u2019t grasp how my faith colors my perception. Deo Gratias!<\/p>\n

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