Mrs. Canada

I am a mother of three. I have a senior, a sophomore, and a fourth grader. I lost my husband October 24, 2015 -- all of a sudden, probably the worst day of my life. My son was very distraught.  My daughters were maintaining. Every day is a day to day basis. How do we survive? How do we play out?  My kids are very active -- my oldest plays soccer; my son plays baseball; my youngest plays softball. I'm always on the go. When he died, I was a preschool teacher that taught three year olds. I had not worked for 10 months, but now I'm back in the grind. It feels good to be back, working.  But, it has been... a challenge.  I'm losing benefits starting the day he passed away, but we have to keep moving forward. My senior is getting ready to go to college, and she wants to go to South Alabama.  And, my son, who is wanting to be like his dad, wants to be an educator.  Then, my youngest is very, very active in sports -- softball, track, everything she can put her hands on.  She wants to do it all. And me, as a mom, I have to maintain that.  So, I'm back in the workforce. I have to get back into the routine again of doing everything all by myself, but it's great to just keep moving forward. Only by the help and in the grace of God, I am where I am, and I'm doing what I'm doing. Everybody asks me all the time, “how do you make it? how do you maintain?”  I can't give up on my kids. They have to go; they have to get their education.  They’ve got to move forward. And, that's just me -- that's my personality. So, anybody who knows me, knows that I am very positive, and I want to continue to be positive for my kids. This road is not easy.  It’s not easy raising three kids by yourself.  It’s not easy being a single mom trying to maintain a house, two cars, work a job to make sure they get back and forth. But, I am doing the best I can, and I thank God for that.