Actually, BG, I was really making a general comment based upon what I’ve seen friends and acquaintances experience, and believe me, you are not alone.
Quite a few people I’ve known who thought they had life all figured out have experienced things like extremely unexpected job losses around the age of 50, health issues, problems with kids that they never saw coming, etc., etc.
These are good people who, in their 30’s and 40’s thought they had life locked and loaded. Then, they had some bad things happen, and these issues did truly effect their lives in a very catastrophic way.
My real point was, that even when we think we have everything all figured out, life can change on dime, and forever alter our best laid plans.
Our family has gone through plenty of challenges in our lives, and by the Grace of God have still been blessed, and we truly wish the same blessings for you.