This woman inspired me.
This woman raised me.
This woman’s name is Joyce Savory and she is my beloved Mother.
We lost her in January of 2012, but the love she shared with us still lives on today.
Several years ago, I cross stiched this quote as a Mother’s Day gift for my Mother.
“Our family is a circle of strength and love. With every birth and every union, the circle grows. Every crisis faced together makes the circle stronger.”
The gift was meant to show my Mother that no matter what we were going through as a family, we would remain strong. At the time, my parents were going through a divorce and uncertainty was her biggest worry.
Our family structure was about to change drastically. Personally, I believe she felt as if she was failing her family, but as it turned out, my parent’s divorce had to happen in order for our family circle to remain strong.
When family structure takes a drastic change like it did in my own family, life did change.
The one thing that never changed, though, was love. It felt different and it took time to get adjusted, but the love was always there.
Working with families, I see many family structures.
Whether you are living in a nuclear family, a single parent home, living with step parents, being raised by grandparents, or living with a same sex marriage, you are being nourished with security and unconditional love. Working with families of all structures, I am witness to that love.
Whether your family eats dinner together, whether your family goes to church together, or whether your family is Democrat or Republican, you will always be family.
You each have strong values that make your family circle stronger. It will never be perfect and the circle will be flawed, but at the end of the day, family is forever.
As a wife, mother, and grandmother, there is nothing more important.
Reviewing Life Insurance policies when your life may feel like it is spiraling out of control is most likely the last thing on your mind.
The truth is, though, your Life Insurance policies were never meant to be forgotten once they were in place.
You may find that you may save money by reviewing your policy especially after a life change such as divorce.
You may find that you have too much coverage.
You may find that you have too little coverage.
No matter what changes are happening within your own family or what changes will happen to your family structure, Life Insurance should still be part of the conversation.
“Families are like branches on a tree; we grow in different directions, yet our roots remain the same.”
Share your love for them by loving and protecting them no matter what direction life takes you in. You are and always be their circle of strength and love.
Terri Trepanier is the owner of Balanced Care Health and Supplemental Insurance and a licensed insurance consultant and broker with Associated Brokers. Licensed in both Maine and NH, her specialty is working with small businesses, individuals, and families with their health and life insurance needs. She is certified to offer health plans both on and off the exchange and is contracted with every health insurance company that offers plans in both New Hampshire and Maine. Her other passion is assisting Medicare beneficiaries with their Medicare Supplemental, Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans, and Medicare Advantage plans. Terri has seen firsthand the importance of insurance products and how they help families. Her goal with Balanced Care is to “Insure Security and Peace of Mind One Family at a Time”