“I’m the kind of mom who cares way more about her well-being than what anyone else’s opinion of my parenting is.”
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“I’m the kind of mom who cares way more about her well-being than what anyone else’s opinion of my parenting is.”
“Jason was in the middle of a divorce. My life felt like a series of breakups. So you can imagine my skepticism when someone wanted to fly down to take me on a date without having met him in person before. But it’s when you stop having expectations that life begins to unfold into the beautiful story it’s meant to become. At least it did for me.”
“I don’t know why it didn’t hit me 10 years earlier, but clarity finally came around like a baseball bat to the face. I was trembling as I held my daughter. The idea of losing everything was finally scarier than the idea of living without alcohol.”
“If you weren’t a good mother, you wouldn’t care.”
“It is okay, and healthy, to mourn the loss of memories and my culture and heritage. At the same time, I can celebrate my adoption story and the unique journey I am living out.”
“Who is there holding her hand during every ultrasound and blood draw? Who is there to wipe away her tears after every setback and share in her heartbreak? Who is there to remind her she will get through this and to never lose hope?”
“My dad wasn’t involved much with us this side of heaven, so the heaven-sanctioned league makes me feel like they have their own connection.”
“When my boys got their first powerchairs, I felt immense joy as they sped around the cul-de-sac racing together, but I also felt like someone had punched me in the stomach. How did we get here so fast?”
“I felt stuck in the deepest, darkest hole. I had a decision to make—be hurt by these statements people are saying about me or help end the stigma in the Christian community.”
“My recovery has been more than just about walking again.”