My Supports

 Recipe for Support:

Ingredients: loyalty, trust, communication, love, reinforcement, encouragement, comfort, be a source of strength, foster, maintain, keep from falling,

First: Combine loyalty, trust and communication to establish a healthy relationship.

Second:  Reinforce the first three ingredients with some encouragement, comfort, and love.

Last:  In order to maintain the support you will need to foster the relationship, and be a source of strength to keep the support from falling apart.

There are so many acronyms for the word Support.  But for me I connect support and strength together.

My first support is the Bible. Through my readings and studies I’m sustained through God’s word. When I’m down or discouraged I can always find guidance, encouragement, and truth.  I am assured I have support through my Faith.

 Second I have an unbelievable family support team. I returned to school as an adult with grown kids. Everyone in my family is proud of me because I was the first in my family to graduate with a college degree. They provided me with love and encouraged me through tuff situations. Our family saying, “I got your back!” what more could you ask for? We are a strong and supportive family. We extend this support to all family members and we often adopt a friend that may need a helping hand or a support system. This happens often due to lack of family supports, unlike ours.  We are blessed!

Third I have my colleagues and friends. I know that you too have made many new friends in this profession. We are there for each other in all times. You need a poster board? Naturally you walk next door or down the hall to friend. You need help on a parent conference form? Where do you go? To a colleague that is always there to help and support you no matter what your needs are.

 Colleagues are also there for moral support. They are there to encourage you and be advocates for you.

So, if you take some acronyms provided and combine them together,

 you get a strong foundation for SUPPORT.