When her business failed, her marriage ended, and her son was diagnosed with cancer, Kim's life imploded. The struggles were great, but her faith was greater.

She leaned hard on God. "I wouldn't have survived all this without God. He's never ever abandoned me through any of this. I clung to Him, because I had nothing else," she shared.

A bright light broke through when Kim reunited and married her high school sweetheart, but her son passing away a few months later was a zigzag she didn't think she could survive.

 She leaned hard on God again. "When you realize God is all you have, you also realize He is all you need. He's been everything to me," Kim shared. She would need to lean on God and her faith again when her husband incurred a traumatic brain injury and passed away several months later.

How does a person endure this many zigzags and maintain a positive attitude about life? In this episode, Kim discusses how learning gratitude is the antidote to self-pity changed her perspective and impacted her greatly.

Kim McBrayer is a recent widow, Cassidy's mom, and mom to her warrior son Carson who passed away from osteosarcoma. She is the owner of Space Cadets in Birmingham, Alabama, which helps clients with closet designs and their organizational needs.  Learn more about Space Cadets at www.spacecadetsorg.com.