Even though I have been a mother for over 17 years, I still smile and feel the wonder of what it means. You see, I never really longed for motherhood. I was not the girl on other families’ speed dials for babysitting services. When I did babysit, I just ate snacks and barely tolerated the […]
Motherhood Gave Me the Strength to Leave Abuse – Rachel’s Story
While I have never been one of those women naturally instilled with soaring levels of confidence, the amount I had worked hard to build was ripped to shreds by years of verbal abuse. I was treated terribly by the one who was supposed to be my partner. My husband would completely ignore me for days […]
Mothering as the Truest Form of Therapy – An Unnamed Mother’s Story
I never thought I would be a mother. Even as a child, teenager and young adult I could not visualize myself as a mother. I just didn’t want kids. This was compounded by my views of family and home from my own formative years. My parents were Christian missionaries overseas for most of my elementary […]
It’s a good day…today – Catherine’s Story
I’ve always wanted to be a wife and mother, and there was never a doubt in my mind that my life would eventually take that course. In October 2013 I married my wonderful husband, Curtis, and we immediately began trying to conceive. A year and a half later, we found out that we were finally […]
Trust in God, He Knows What He is Doing – Nikki’s Story
I always found that trust is one of the hardest parts of faith. To have faith in God means to trust that He knows what He is doing. It means when things happen in your life that are not easy to deal with and you feel like you can’t take anymore, believe that God knows […]
Silent Grief – Aradhana’s Story
“Breathe. Listen for my footfall in your heart. I am not gone but merely walk within you.” – Nicholas Evans Heartache. Heartache is worse than any physical pain; unfortunately, time is its only healer. A lot of you may have first experienced heartache back in school or college. I have also had a fair share […]
Wherever They Are in the World, Mothers Are Still Mothers – Jessica’s Story
Last Friday morning I left my children with my husband and jumped in the car with a friend to drive to a larger city nearby for a girls’ day. We were excited to seek out all the best super markets in hopes of finding chocolate chips, brown sugar, nice cuts of meat, and boxed macaroni […]
When God Chooses You: An Adoption Story by Shelly from Beyond Borders
We did not set out with adoption in our hearts, instead, God sought us. I know that each of us is chosen to parent the children that we birth into life, but to actually see the process of the choosing through adoption? It is, in a word, humbling. It was through the prayer of our […]
Love, Loss and Being a Stepmother – Toni’s Story
I can remember being eight years old and wrapping up our eight pound puppy in a blanket and carrying her around. I would put her in a stroller and push her around the house, which my brothers made fun of me for doing. I always loved children, babies being my favorite, and wanted some day […]
Don’t Give Up, Mama: Guest Post for Creative Home Keeper
It would be so easy to give up. To throw in this towel of motherhood and let someone else fight my domestic wife and mommy battles. The world tells me that I am not enough if I am just a mom. That I could be more productive and more valuable to society if I spent […]