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My name is Danine Huff Romero, and I am a native Delawarean. That’s right – I was born, raised, and currently live in Delaware! I even went to the University of Delaware and Goldey-Beacom College. I ventured out to the big city of Philadelphia where I have worked for nearly 20 years but most recently… Continue reading Living Every Day With Autism – by Danine Huff Romero
Every time I find myself thinking, “This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” the Lord will invariably allow something else to happen in my life. This was also true back in 2017 when my son CJ was diagnosed with autism. As my husband and I sat on the comfortable tan sofa inside the psychologist’s… Continue reading There’s Nothing Wrong With Being Different – by Susann Williams
At 37 years old, I was considered to be at “advanced maternal age” when our oldest daughter Allie was conceived through fertility treatments. When I turned 39, my husband Anthony and I decided to try naturally for another child, and I got pregnant right away. On June 21, 2018, God made us a family of… Continue reading Don’t Ever Limit God, or Your Child
Life has a way of surprising you. We were not trying to conceive the baby we lost. We already had two sweet boys and were considering the possibility of a third (“the tiebreaker”) but had not planned to get pregnant any time soon. But alas, our plans, or lack thereof didn’t mean anything when it… Continue reading Community Helped Me Heal – by Dr. Quantrilla Ard
I met Will in 1999; we were engaged in 2001 and married in 2002. With the natural progression of things, the next step was to start our family. We wanted to take the first year of marriage to focus on the two of us before starting a family. I never heard anyone talk about miscarriages,… Continue reading I Was Never Alone – by Terri Levy
After meeting my husband at work, children were the furthest thing from my mind as I was enjoying my 20s. After we got married, our first focus was to buy a house, secondly a car, but we also wanted to expand our family. After returning from a trip with friends to Virginia Beach in July… Continue reading He Prepared Me For This – by Da’Shonda Smith
One moment I was the one who was praying, and in the next month, I was the one who needed prayer! Friday, September 13, 2019, was a day I will never forget. To fully appreciate these moments, I’ll go back a week or so prior. It was just a regular Tuesday morning. I was in… Continue reading When You Can’t Understand Why – by Rev. Staci Williams
From as far back as I can remember, my brother Tyrone was the greatest thing ever and could do no wrong in my eyes. We had a very unique relationship – he’s the oldest and I’m one of the babies in the family. In my early childhood, we weren’t close at all, as he would… Continue reading It is Well With My Soul – by Tina May
I have always been one to hold everything close to me, never wanting to show any weakness or cracks in the armor I had encased myself in. But anytime I can share about my brother, I do. He is no longer here and sharing about him keeps his memory alive in this world. To Melvin… Continue reading Even Though He’s Gone, I Still Have to Live – by Fahtema Lewis
My brother Ron was 7 ½ years younger than me and was considered special from Day 1. He was named after my mother’s brother, who had been murdered a year earlier. He was very special to her, which made our relationship…complicated. I felt like I didn’t exist when my brother was around. At times, I… Continue reading When He Died, My Anger Died With Him – by Markisha Greene
“Our son is using drugs.” “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 ESV I’ve retold the story of hearing those words spoken to me by my husband many times over the past 17 years. Hearing them never gets easier.… Continue reading My Only Hope Is Jesus – by Dawn Ward
“He doesn’t mean it.” I stared blankly at my student. “He’s not doing this to hurt you,” she continued. “It’s out of his control, and he can’t help it.” I fought back my tears, trying to keep my composure so I could continue teaching art to my class of recovering addicts. All this time I… Continue reading Until God Transformed His Heart… – by Heather Henry
My husband Mark was diagnosed with Sarcoma, a very aggressive form of cancer, when the oldest of our four kids was 15. We rushed out and bought William an old truck and gave him the responsibility of getting his siblings where they needed to be while we dove into this battle of cancer. We believed… Continue reading Learning How to Let God Be God – by Tina Akridge
Early Palm Sunday morning on March 29, 2015, our lives changed forever. While on my way home to New Jersey home from Ohio, after picking up my grandson for Spring break, I received a phone call from my son’s then girlfriend, Su’Quay. She asked if I had heard from him, as she had been talking… Continue reading The Power of Praying Over Your Child – by Emily Cannon
It was April 1st, 2022; I had just finished with my client and was returning my broom against the wall after sweeping her hair off the floor. My mother came down the steps and said words that no parent wanted to hear: “Erika you have to get to the hospital – Anisa was just in a… Continue reading Staying Present Through the Storm – by Erika Baines
Our story is about a fateful day when the actions of one person had a piercing and life-altering effect on my family. An unimaginable tragedy and near-fatal accident would later become the epitome of the power of prayer. After living most of our life paycheck to paycheck, we purchased our first home in 2018, and… Continue reading Turning the Bitter Into Something Better – by Shanna Thomas
Experts say that the majority of our earliest memories start around the age of three or four. They’re often spotty and can even lead to confusion about whether they’re real or a recreation of stories that have been told. Even just the mention of it may have you searching back through a mental Rolodex of… Continue reading Death Did Not Win – by Sonya Joy Mack
One of the things that made my mom unique was that she was a domestic engineer, which is today’s more professional terminology for a housewife or homemaker. I thought that was very unique during the early 1950s when I was born. She was always there and accessible for me and my siblings. She truly raised… Continue reading You Only Get One Mother – Cherish Her! By Jeanette King
I lost my mother in 2017. I remember the year before God telling me to prepare myself – that I was going to lose her. How do you prepare for the loss of your mother and best friend? She was my person – the only one in this entire world who truly understood me. Over the… Continue reading She Deserves This – by Jessie Crudup
According to Webster’s dictionary, a “jewel in the crown” is the most valuable or successful part of something. When used to describe a person, a jewel is considered to be a very pleasing or valued person or thing; a very fine example. As I reflect on the beautiful life of my mother, Claudia Wilson, I… Continue reading Claudia’s Story: Strength for the Brokenhearted – by Mercede White
The surgeon we just met stood in front of my family. It was a sunny day on June 28, 2019, when we were informed that my 16-year-old son had cancer. We were referred to this oncology orthopedic surgeon by Christian’s knee surgeon because his ACL recovery had been delayed after he was kicked in the… Continue reading Re-Defining What Faith Means to Me – by Patrice Marshall
Growing up in a huge extended family, I was exposed to many differences and traditions concerning how children should be raised. My mom’s side of the family was very strict and lived by the Southern rules; on my dad’s side, my uncles were strict, but my grandmother was very loving. No matter what we did… Continue reading The Strength I Needed – by Kaisha Mercado
I dug through the boxes of unwanted items scattered on my living room floor, which included worn and tattered clothes, mismatched glassware, and items from friends and family that would go into a yard sale the next morning. At the center of the room sat a few personal boxes I struggled to let go of.… Continue reading From Escaping Pain to Embracing It – by Amanda Hayhurst
It was a hot 2018 August day in South Texas when we heard the life-changing words, “Your daughter has cancer.” Alice was only four years old at the time, and we had two other young daughters. Though those words were a shock to us, they were not a surprise to the Lord. I later realized… Continue reading When God Speaks – by Marissa Bondurant
I’ve settled into who everyone sees now – 33-year-old Jasmine: A wife, mom, servant of God, and active in my community as author, entrepreneur, and health care administrator. But this has not always been my full truth. There was an identity that I carried, and more importantly I allowed it to define my reality for… Continue reading The Importance of Staying Connected and Knowing Your Triggers – by Jasmine Moore
I have struggled with depression for as long as I can remember. It has never been debilitating but it is a constant companion that I wish I could just will away. I have always felt that things like grief, rejection, and disappointments were obstacles rather than occurrences to move on from. With each death I… Continue reading Every Day, Jesus Christ is Fighting for My Life – by April Lee
I was 39 old when I realized I had been suffering from depression since my teenage years. The dysfunction that had always been a part of my life had come to a head. I was facing a separation from my husband after 23 years of marriage and my life was spiraling out of control. Not… Continue reading My Journey…From Ruin to Recovery – by Charlene Arnold
Depression. The word alone brings up the imagery of someone alone, in a dark room, under the covers, unable to eat, shower, and in a constant state of sadness with no expiration date. It was a word that I heard in commercials or saw displayed in romantic comedy movies, often with a woman sitting on… Continue reading Hopelessness is NOT Permanent – by Jenise Rolle
My once-normal life ended shortly after the birth of my youngest daughter. Already a mom to two daughters, I was excited about our growing family and couldn’t wait to meet my new bundle of joy. About a month after Janelle was born, she was diagnosed with sickle cell disease based on the preliminary screenings at… Continue reading A Healer and Provider in Desperate Times – by Sha-Ron Williams
We rushed our son Joshua to the hospital on January 11, 2019, after having what we believed to be an epileptic episode. Upon arrival, Joshua experienced another seizure, this time accompanied by a violent reaction. Speaking in a toddler’s voice, he began kicking and screaming, cursing and biting. The doctors had no choice but to… Continue reading Still Fighting for Our Son – by Francine Edwards
On a seemingly normal night in December 2012, I was home with my two sons while my husband Will was at choir rehearsal. William was five and Noah was three-and-a-half, and we were preparing for bath time. Noah wasn’t feeling well and stayed in his room, which was not like him at all. The flu… Continue reading Sharing My Journey as I Stand in Faith – by Veronica Wilkinson
Shortly before Christmas in 2019, my family’s world changed forever. While home for winter break during her sophomore year at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T), I was on the sofa, looking at pictures and snuggling with my daughter Kymani. Suddenly, a scream pierced through the house. Kymani’s eyes rolled in the… Continue reading Moving Forward When Your World Feels Like It’s Stopped – by Kimberly Love Quick
Marriage and weddings have been so romanticized by culture, and I wanted it all – the marriage, the kids, and the big house. I always dreamed I’d marry someone wonderful, and we’d work as a team to meet our financial, religious, and family goals together. Unfortunately, things didn’t exactly go according to my plan. My… Continue reading God Re-Defined My Life – by Andrea Lewis
I was married shortly after becoming pregnant with my oldest child, Jordan. I thought my marriage would have lasted forever, but after almost 20 years, that marriage ended in a 20-minute court session in 2018. My marriage was full of ups and downs, just like anyone else’s. Issues would come up and would be worked… Continue reading In the Days After – by Annetta (Mia) Jones
I haven’t been back to church since the end of my marriage, although I was practically raised there. Growing up, it felt like I was there every day – and everything in our household was God-centered. We even took vacations in the summer at a Christian retreat. My life’s plan was to grow up, graduate… Continue reading From Surviving to Thriving, Only By God’s Grace – by Love Jennings-Lynch
On a Thursday during the pandemic in April 2020, I was working from home and doing what I like to call “academic management” with my two sons – one in 4th grade and the other in 5th. It had only been a few weeks since the world had shut down and everyone was trying to… Continue reading Divorce Was Not the End of My World – by Latoya Hammond
As we stood there looking at the x-ray of my spine, I saw what looked like “Jenga” in the shape of the letter S. My orthopedist sat back in silence, looking at the screen while my husband Darian and I fearfully waited for him to say something. While my husband may have been confused, I… Continue reading Chronic Pain is Not My Life Sentence – by Tamika Collick
Before I was diagnosed, I lived what most people would call a normal life. I worked full-time, was involved in all my kids’ activities, attended church regularly, enjoyed date nights with my husband, drove where I needed to go, and cooked for my family – I had no idea that there would come a time… Continue reading The Wait for My Healing and Strength – by Shemeika Hudson
It all began with an accident – tripping over my husband’s crutches. An avid basketball player, my husband was healing from ACL surgery after someone fell on his knee in a game. In a month, the pain in my knee grew from aching to shooting pain. Fiercely independent, it took me a long time to… Continue reading How God Transformed My Pain Into Purpose – by Christina Clardy
Looking in the mirror, all I could focus on was my bald head. Not my eyes, my smile, or any of the other physical features I was blessed with. As much as I tried, I could not pull my eyes away from the place where my hair had once been. Pain stabbed my heart and… Continue reading Losing My Hair, But Finding My Purpose – by Tabitha Williams
While working a full-time job that I loved at the Franklin Institute, my life was interrupted in 2001 as I unexpectedly became a mom. After my son Walker’s biological mother, who was my cousin, passed away, his aunt started caring for him. After she also passed away, Walker came to live with me at age… Continue reading God Provides for Me as I Provide Care for My Family – by Bonita Bell
The feeling of her gentle hand on my left elbow as she said, “We are holding out hope” will never leave my memory. What did that mean? Was I about to become a widow raising three daughters on my own? What was “their hope?” Was it the same as my hope? It was the day… Continue reading Only By His Grace – by Danielle Carruth
My husband Wendell and I met in church. I enjoyed my career in the field of my degree, and God blessed my husband with acceptance into the Carpenter’s Union after 3 tries. After being told I would never carry a baby to term, God supernaturally blessed us with a son and a daughter. We vacationed… Continue reading Through It All, We Are Still Blessed – by Diahanne Harmon
My father was my biggest teacher on how to care for my mother. He taught us to always respect her and ensure she had what she needed – we couldn’t talk back or disrespect her, or he would deal harshly with us. Growing up, I went on occasion when my mom took us, but I… Continue reading Caring for My Mother and Sister, Only Through God’s Strength – by Victoria Ballance
I met my husband Larry in college, while we were both counselors at a summer youth program. Larry attended the University of Delaware, and I attended Lincoln University down the road. After clicking instantly, we became friends and seven years later we were married. Shortly afterward, we moved to Ohio for Larry’s job. Even though… Continue reading Learning to Trust God, Even When I Don’t Understand – by Natasha McSeed
My story consists of having not just one, but two children born with congenital conditions. “Congenital” is of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially in the uterine environment. My daughters were born sixteen years apart, both premature. My oldest daughter Faith was born four weeks… Continue reading Having Faith in God’s Timing – by Tameka Roebuck
Imagine knowing from the time you were a little girl that you would have a child with special needs. You would have thought I would have been more prepared when KJ arrived. I always wanted to have a son, so I was elated when I heard those three words during my sonogram, “It’s a boy!”… Continue reading The Healing I Needed for My Journey – by Tiffany Scurry
I came into the world dead. Born prematurely via an emergency C-section/caesarean, I weighed 1 pound and wore Cabbage Patch Kids doll clothes to fit my tiny body. Confined to the neonatal intensive care unit for four months, I was diagnosed with Holt-Oram Syndrome, a genetic condition that is associated with a mutation in the… Continue reading From Brokenness to True Beauty- by Amanda C. Clark
The road to a gold medal isn’t as glamorous as one may think. There are so many challenges, obstacles, and huge hurdles to overcome. I know this all too well being the parent of a two-time Olympian, who won a gold medal in Rio 2016 and a silver medal in Tokyo 2020. The long, hard… Continue reading There’s No Plan B When Standing in Faith – by Pastor Monica Gardner
Saadiq Yusef Wicks. I call him FACE because during his basketball career and even now if given a proper warm-up, focus, and opportunity, he will pull up with the prettiest outside shot…nothing but net. It was always beautiful to watch. On occasion, I actually miss shuffling him back and forth to basketball practices and the… Continue reading Thankfulness Amid Life’s Uncertainty – by Kimberly Garvin
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