I went through an ugly divorce. My husband left me with 2 house mortgages, 2 children to raise, a car payment and lots of credit card debt on a disablitly check. Everything was in my name because I had good credit. Both houses went into foreclosure and my credit was shot. I have learned to pay cash for everything now and big items I save for. I was able to save both houses. One of them is paid for now, my daughter is senior in college and my son is a ninth grader. I home schooled him for 3yrs. Looking back on my life then, I am reminded of the FOOTPRINTS poem. GOD carried me through those times. I also starting quilting during this time. Walmart fabric dept was my haven. While praying and quilting, I found P E A C E. Once GOD gave me the peace that I had been praying for, I promise I would not give it up to anybody, not even my children. I am learning we have control over what we allow people to do to us. We don't have control over them but we certainly have control over how we allow them to treat us. I tried to date serveral times but find my tolerance very short. I refuse to unhappy, sad or miserable anymore. I love to laugh and have learned how to make myself happy (like buying fabric or just looking through some of the beautiful peaces I alreay have. We can choose to be a victim or survivor. I choose to be a SURVIVOR. IMO being a survivor means you're a winner, being a victim means they won. Once the storm is over, you will really be able to appreciate the sunshine.