Tag: love

Bleeding for Two

There’s a silence in my bones tonight —the kind that doesn’t sleep.It paces between rooms and cries without sound.My heart…is torn and bleeding for two. For my daughter —There’s a cycle trying to rise again,but it ends here.I am standing in the doorway,and I will not move.I see her.I hear her.And I will never look… Continue reading Bleeding for Two

Still, I Say Amen

I walked through fire that never asked my nameCarried scars that never healed the sameI’ve cried out prayers with bloodied kneesAnd heard silence loud enough to shake belief I’ve buried hope beneath courtrooms and ashLearned that mercy doesn’t always come fastBut in the dark, where the answers don’t land—I’ve still been held by nail-scarred hands… Continue reading Still, I Say Amen

To the parents of a neurodivergent child

I see you. I see you in the supermarket, eyes darting, shoulders tight, praying for a smooth trip but bracing for the stares, the whispers, the judgment. I see you in parking lots, crouching beside your child, gently coaxing them out of the car while strangers impatiently walk past, not knowing that transitions can feel… Continue reading To the parents of a neurodivergent child

The Aftershock

Everyone thinks the fight ends when the judge signs the order.But no one talks about what comes next. No one talks about the night they walk into your home for the first time permanently — not with relief, but confusion.Not with celebration — but with trauma. People say, “At least they’re safe now.”But safe doesn’t… Continue reading The Aftershock

When The Truth Finally Breaks Through

There’s a moment in every war where something cracks.A wall falls. A voice rises. And everything changes. For months — no, years — I was dismissed.I was the “vindictive mom.” The “unstable one.”The woman trying to ruin a man’s reputation, they said. But what I really was… was a mother holding on by her fingernails… Continue reading When The Truth Finally Breaks Through

The Trial That Shouldn’t Exist

In just a few months, on July 17th and 18th, I will walk into a courtroom knowing that my entire world is on the line. I am the full-time caregiver to six children who have experienced trauma, abuse, and loss, and this trial will determine whether they remain in the safe home we’ve built together—or… Continue reading The Trial That Shouldn’t Exist

What The Legal System Misses When It Ignores a Miracle

In 2018, we were the story people whispered about. Addicts. Homeless. Lost. Broken. In 2025, we became a story people tell — to offer hope. The police department that once arrested us now shares our journey with new officers as an example of what recovery looks like when two people rise together. And yet, right… Continue reading What The Legal System Misses When It Ignores a Miracle

Will Always Be My Reason

To my babies — There are days this world is heavy.There are nights I cry after you’ve fallen asleep, and mornings I have to choose — all over again — to get up and fight. But every time I do… it’s because of you.It’s always been you. I want you to know something, and I… Continue reading Will Always Be My Reason

Welcome to the Warzone

They say it takes a village to raise a child. I’m raising six — and fighting like hell to keep them standing. Six kids, five with complex trauma, one with special needs. Six kids with broken hearts and broken trust, who sometimes turn their anger on the only people still fighting for them ( because… Continue reading Welcome to the Warzone