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
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
From my teenage years, I had clear plans for my future. Following college, I would head to a big inner-city, probably New York City, to work for the Salvation Army. Children weren’t in my plans as a previous surgery led me to believe I wouldn’t be able to become pregnant. However, after meeting Mark at… Continue reading Always With Me: Through Sickness and Death – by Tina Akridge
Faith-Filled Moms 