Hi Sheila,

Ok, so here is the old cliche, "Prepare for the worst, hope for the best".  That said, I am finding myself in the very same situation that you are in and for some reason something tells me that we are not the only two.  Just the other day I was sharing with my teens and my grandson and their concerns were about their future, will they get to go to college, drive a car, live in their own place, etc.....Only God knows

The best I can do for them is pray that the Holy Spirit will wake them up to the possibility that we could be gone in the next second or in the next ten years.  The thing is we ourselves really don't know.  We see the signs, we put timelines up, we pray (no make that beg) that the Lord would come back now, but deep inside we know that His will be done, in His timing, He knows best.  I am so behind on my bills that trying to look into the future for hope that things will get better is indeed very sobering.  Knowing what the Bible tells us gives me mixed feelings, I want to rejoice in that blessed hope of His coming, yet, I fear for those I know may not make it.  We are living in crazy times, however, we have an anker in Jesus, the storms will come and we will be grounded in Him, no winds, gales, tsunamies will shake us from that foundation.  

Lately, I have not minced my words with my kids.  I answer their questions by reading what the Bible tells us is coming, only the Word speaks the truth.  No sugar coating here.  Pray with your kids and study God's Word together.  The truth is the truth and as they say it will set you free.

Hopes it helps a little Sheila.

Even so come quickly Lord Jesus.
Your sister in Jesus.