What Does it Mean to be a Mother?

Mother's day is fast approaching. My thoughts are drawn to the mothers for whom this will be their first holiday spent without their child. Maybe they passed away, due to illness. Or they've moved away, to start a life on their own in a new city.

And my heart is drawn to the mothers who are facing Mother's Day without their own mother. The sense of profound closure and loneliness that haunts them.

Being a mom. What does it mean? I've been a mom since I was sixteen. For eight years I've been a part of this special group of people called mothers.

I remember when I was sixteen and found out I was pregnant thinking to myself, "I can't be someone's mom!" Even back then I understood the gravity of the situation that many people do not. Being a mother to a child is so much more than just giving birth to them and putting food in their mouths.

Being a mother is...

MAKE YOUR OWN LATTE AT HOME

 

Lattes are one of my favorite ways to enjoy coffee. Something about them is soothing and makes me feel fancy!
Here is an easy recipe that will give you a delicious latte at home that you can impress your friends with!

If God Answered My Prayer

I've been a Christian since I was a little girl. I grew up in a Pentecostal church, "backslid" like any good church kid does, and then honestly chose to follow Jesus at the age of sixteen.

My early twenties brought me a lot of grief, questions, pain, mixed emotions. I began to open my eyes to the world as it truly was and not just to the world I saw while I was inside the walls of my church. I began to question what I had believed for so long. I, like many if not all Christians, began to doubt.