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I told my husband I didn’t think I could ever be happy again. I had waited so long for this type of love, and now that it was gone, I was certain nothing would ever take the pain away.
By Jessica Garvin. Ten things I never thought I'd hear myself say.
I am not a musical person. I love music but cannot produce it in a way that is pleasant to humans. Or any creature for that matter.
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It is amazing to watch the kids grow—the lines on the wall, the inches, the learning and the shoes, oh, the shoes!
Watching them grow makes my heart want to burst with a mix of pride and pain.
But guess what? I am growing too--in so many unseen ways.
My kids have pushed me to edges I didn’t know I had—both good and bad. I have had to dig deeper into myself than I ever possibly imagined.
These little mirrors of mine force me to look, really look at who I am, who I want to be and how to bridge the two.
That is growth.
I just wish it came with new shoes.
We all GROW. Sometimes we grow on our own. Sometimes we're forced to. Tell us your stories. Let's all GROW together.
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