Last weekend in church, on Mother’s Day, for the first time in 39 years, since the conception of my second child, the first to be born, I was guilt-free to celebrate the joy of being a mother. My guilt (no matter how much I had justified it), my shame, and my pain was gone. I am no longer chained to the sadness that would not go away. I am no longer chained to the silence I had to keep. My God and my Lord, the only one who could impart forgiveness, has forgiven me, forgiven me for taking my child’s life. And now, I can walk and sin no more. And, I will meet my child one day in heaven unashamed! Thank you Jesus. And thank you Healing Hearts Ministry. Amen.
