Our Joy Comes In The Morning

This is a story of a woman's journey to becoming a single mom. I know there are days when we think this journey is unfair or difficult and there may even be days when you just wish you could disappear - it isn't because your children aren't the love of your life - its just that sometimes the weight of all you have to bear seems like it is much more than you can handle.

1 Corinthians 10:13 = "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."

This tells us that God will never give us more than we can handle and in our storms he will provide an escape for us.

My friend Angie sent me a comment one day that said "You were only given this life because you are strong enough to live it" and I believe God knows our strength long after we have forgotten. So here is my first Single Mom Journey Story.....


I am a single mother of a very energetic; sometimes mouthy 4 year old little girl. My becoming a single mom was a blessing and a curse all in the same. When my daughter was almost 8 months old her father beat me up and I was admitted to the hospital. I was unrecognizable! Without my daughter I do believe that I would not be here today. She truly is my guardian angel and she saved my life. It was only through her screaming that her father stopped and finally realized what he was doing. Needless to say he is no longer a part of my life and so far hasn't been a part of my daughter's life either. My daughter is very smart and so beautiful and I wouldn't trade my life for anything. I struggle to do right by her and to provide her with the things that she may need to carry her through life. I want to make sure that she is well rounded and that she knows that no matter what I may have had to deal with to get her to adult hood I would do it all over again without a second thought. I am truly blessed that I have a wonderful mother who helps me and a loving family that is always willing to lend a hand. This road is not easy, but I know that the Lord will only give me what he knows I can handle.

As a dear friend of mine I cried when I received this in an email today. Sometimes I don't realize how truly blessed I am - just when we think we have it bad someone reminds us of how blessed we are and they remind me of how strong they really are even when they think they aren't. I love you girl and may God go with you on this journey - I will be praying for you and your little princess always.

All that being said "Our Joy Comes In The Morning", I ponder often at the curse yet blessing in disguise because when we really start to count our blessings - we have more than a King could wish to obtain - we may have a journey to struggle along, but we obtain what money can't buy - laughs, cuddles, hugs, kisses, good nights, good mornings, bedtime prayers, songs they sing like the Itsy Bitsy Spider that my children and I sing every night before bedtime; I remind them that this song is about never giving up and always to try try again. We get the I love yous, the stories about their day, their hopes and dreams, we know what they want to be when they grow up, we know what their favorite food is or their favorite bedtime story and I could go on and on about all the wealth we hold in our hearts. At the end of the day all I know is life doesn't get much better than knowing I get to have all of them all of the time.


If you would like to share your story I will not post your name, but would love to hear all about your journey.

And remember

YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB ON THIS SINGLE PARENT JOURNEY!!

God Bless!!