A Single Mom

I was reading an article by Deepak Chopra and statements that he made so resonated with the loss of my Jay.  He said to a grieving mother "You were living through your son, AS OFTEN HAPPENS WITH SINGLE MOMS.  He became part of you, and when he died, part of your identity went with him. With the sudden separation of accidental death, you were wrenched apart, all the feelings you have now are the result of not being able to assemble a whole person out of the fragments left behind."  He is so right since Jason's death I am awkward with life.   An amputee whose limitation are not visible to another person...for the missing part is my heart.



As a Single Mom we were "the Power of Three"



Excerpt "The Invitation" - Oriah Mountain Dreamer

"I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain. I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it. I want to know if you can get up, after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone and do what needs to be done to feed the children."

Reflection
"No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you."  Joshua 1:5 " -be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."  Joshua 1:9