Overcoming Obstacles

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Life just isn't life without overcoming different obstacles to make you a stronger person. God only put you through things that he knows you handle. I must say God has through many challenges my way that has made me the strong women I am today. Currently, I'm going through an obstacle that I'm quite familiar with. Car trouble, I'm sure we've all been there or will someday in the near future. This is my second car that I'm driving now, and it's having problems just like the first. The terrible part about that is its having motor problems just like the first.

Being without transportation is very difficult, especially when you have two children. A job to get to and children to take to and from school every day. Paying for cabs and taxis is just

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