All Things Will Pass

“All things will pass”, this is  always the reply of my friend, Leah, when asked the question about her and her children’s situation.  There will be a rainbow after the storm.

Leah is now almost in her 50s, a single mom to 4 children – the eldest a boy and 3 girls.  Her son and second eldest child are now studying and at the same time working in New Zealand while her 2 other daughters are living with her.  She plans to settle down in New Zealand with all her children very soon.

Leah is an upbeat person, you will not have a hint that she is has problems.  Leah is a licensed customs broker and used to work for a huge multinational company.  She later left her job and put up her own customs brokerage firm.  I can’t recall when exactly it happened.  All I can remember is that I never thought that Leah was having problems with her husband till the husband left without a word.

Leah’s youngest daughter was still a baby then.  So Leah was left to take care of her children and strive to keep her business afloat.  During those early years, her business was not doing very well.  But thanks to friends’ help who were giving referrals ,she was able to sustain her business to support her family. Leah will work night and day just to feed her children, send them to school and provide them shelter.

To keep costs to a minimum, Leah is the sales person, customs’ processor and collector.  She would be taking paper works at home so she could look after her children.  Sometimes, she will be taking her children to work so she could have “bonding” time with them.  Just like most single moms, Leah, was not free of parenting issues.  Her children, most especially the eldest, kept on asking for the father.  There were times when the boy will insist that he will go away to look for the father.  At times, he will blame Leah for their broken family.  But in all these circumstances, Leah’s response was “All things will pass.”

Indeed, all things will pass.  All things will come to an end and what a jubilation when all these bad things have passed. Apart from the customs brokerage business, Leah was able to open a complementary business, trucking services.  She is almost done with her doctoral studies and is serving as a dean in a university.

Single moms, all things will pass.  Just keep your eye on your goal, keep praying and keep working.