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9 months after giving birth to our second daughter my husband lost his job and was off for 3 years. The topper was my oldest had just been diagnosed with autism. But with the help of family and friends we buckled down and have survived!

I went through two risk pregnancies and have three awesome and healthy kids. It was not easy to go both pregnancies and c-sections afraid of everything and not being able to really enjoy that time, but I am definetely enjoying my kids :) thanks for the wonderful giveway!

I've had a lot of obstacles in my life because of a progressive disability that started in my childhood and has robbed me of most of my mobility. I try to focus on what I can do instead of what I can't do. In many ways I think I'm a much stronger person because of what I've been through.

Resilience for me is living 15 hours away from any family and having the strength to end an unhappy marriage, to raise my autistic son by myself, knowing that I'd have to remain in the state because the law says my son has to reside in the same state as his father. I try to find the silver lining in all of this and I've come up with being thankful that our school district has wonderful services for my son!

I've had some bad personal things happen this year and have kept them to myself. It's called sucking it up and plugging along so that my problems don't involve my DD. I use scrapping to help me escape this issues. It's all about my time when I scrap.

Resilience to means taking anything life throws at you and tossing it right back. I switched careers from business to teaching 17 years ago and have never looked back. As I became happier with what I was doing professionally, I became happier personally, losing a TON of weight, and finding and marrying the man of my dreams at age 41. I've been supported all along by my BFF of 36 years (we met our freshman year of college) and am very happy that the husbands have become BFFs as well.

I'm able to adjust as life throws things at me and still maintain a positive outlook. Not always easy. But it is resilient.

A few weeks ago my three year old daughter was diagnosed as autistic and has started a special education preschool and occupational therapy. While my husband and I are feeling some relief to finally have some answers and help, some days are a huge challenge. But, I know we will be resilient. We will learn and adapt and be the best parents we can be.

I'm amazed by all of these stories- women are strong, so strong!

My resilience is evident by my marriage of almost 11 years, moving from home in Scandinavia to the US, not being able to practice the profession I was trained to do and having infertility battles for years. It's been tough at times but it doesn't seem to compare to health issues. I'm so lucky to have been healthy and have my family stay healthy as well.

resilience is getting through divorce and learning to be happy with life and not hating men. It's learning that sometimes blessings come from the horrible things that happen to us. I am grateful for my obstacles even though difficult because I have learned and become a better person.

My mom was moving to our town outside Chicago from Philadelphia. She was at our house and died on a Thursday. Friday a semi arrived at my home with all of her belongings. That was on August 4 and 5. I had to absorb an entire semi of things into my home on a day that I had to be very resilient. I'm still having to be really resilient, this has been a very long process.

Looking at everyone' example of resilience is truly inspiring. Resilency is present in my life daily. I sometimes forget it's present because I so love what I do...I work with special needs kids...I am a teacher and there are many during the day, week, or Monty that I want to give up, but I look at my kids and smile...I've got a great job, my kids inspire me every day to be a better person...

There are many other more inspiring resilience stories than mine. However, to me seeing my boys grow up and leave the nest has been a life ordeal. You devote your life to raise the best you can and then they leave as they must. No matter how proud I may be having my "babies" all grown up with their own families, I miss them terribly.

My resilience comes from from helping my single parent mother take care of my sister, who is seven years younger than I, from the time I was 12 until I was done with high school. While I resented both of them from time to time I am a stronger person because of it.

re·sil·ience
the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit.

Being Resilient for me is just part of being a me. I can get so many demands for my time, and attention. I can often lose myself in my duties of mom, wife, daughter, sister, and friend. It helps to spend quiet time alone to refocus and understand why I do what I do everyday.

Resiliance to me is getting back out there everyday no matter what kind of punches life is giving you at the moment. It's not always easy. It sometimes seems like you won't make it at all, but somehow you do.

Would love to win the giveaway, it's my birthday!

Wow, I am sure I am resilient as a working mother of 17 year twins, but there are many more resilient women out there. Love your blog and your giveaways.

I was resilient after a couple unsuccessful tries at in vitro fertilization. I didn't think I could handle another, but between my husband and my doctor's encouragement, we tried a third and last time. We were blessed with a beautiful baby girl. So glad that we tried one last time.

From the age of 14 until my hysterectomy at age 34 my life revolved around the brutal pain of endometriosis. In the months leading up to my surgery my cramps were as bad as when I went through labor with my son without an epidural. The day my doc told me I could have a hysterectomy I did a little happy dance when I left the office. I read so much negative about hysterectomy but it was the best thing I could have done. I got my life back and no longer live my days wondering when the next bout will hit or recovering from the pain. Some women have said they feel like less of a woman after a hysterectomy but I have found the opposite to be true. Freedom from the ongoing pain allowed me to finally begin living my life on my terms and I no longer feel defined by my illness.

An example of resilience for me is going from a kid who was going nowhere, hanging out with the wrong crowd, and being around adults and young people strung out on drugs, to a driven individual who is involved in community. I also have had the most amazing opportunities through my volunteer work! I went from a person with basically no value, to a person who is very valuable to the community!