Articles that I have written myself
Someone once told me not to compare. Don’t compare your life to anyone else, your children, your wealth, your struggles, don’t do it. “The grass is always greener on the other side…”Comparing is the first form of jealously. When I discovered that I was having a daughter, the first thing I thought about …
For a while, I reached a place of contentedness, maybe even close to acceptance, and found a good balance in life in which I could grieve the loss of what we pictured, and find joy in what we have.
I am blessed with the gift of motherhood. I know that there are mothers all over the world who have their own meaning of what this day means and that is not lost on me.
I thought to myself, how many times have parents been in a meeting when they wanted to cry tears of joy? I thought… were there parents sitting on the other side wanting to cry because they were overcome with so many fears for their child?
It then got me to thinking that there is this storm cloud that seems to be looming over our family, this darkness that envelops our every part of our being.
It seems to always be lying dormant- the constant fear that something is going to happen. I fear that when things seem to be running smoothly and there have been no bumps in the road- it is waiting to wake up and come out of hiding.
