The question flew out of my mouth when I was disappointed, agitated, or frustrated… Things wouldn’t change until I changed my approach.

A chalkboard hangs on our living room wall reminding us of our own family’s core values. The truth is, there could be one million good things to spend our life for. But if we focus on everything, we’ll end up focusing on nothing.

I looked at the clock on the oven and once I said “go,” my ears filled with words and phrases that broke my heart.

I replayed our reasons for this decision in my mind, and they were sound. Yet one big question sat soaking in a puddle of guilt deep within me. What if I don’t want to do this?

She stared at the door, waiting for my return. I peered at her from my cool, air-conditioned kitchen, waiting for her response.

He is struggling with who he is, and who he wants to become. He is trying to navigate this place for the very first time, and I am too, as his mama.