Posts tagged Black Motherhood
Ava Brielle: A Letter to My Unborn Daughter

My Sweet Ava Brielle God gave me you for a reason, just like he gave me your brother when I was at my lowest to find a purpose. He gave me you to teach me how to love myself again, so that I can teach you to love yourself for who you are. To know that you are worthy, you are beautiful, and to never let anyone define you because you can be whatever it is you want to be.

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To My Son on His First Birthday

A year has come and gone faster than I could have ever imagined. It feels like just yesterday you were this tiny little baby who depended on me for everything. Who wanted no one but Mama. I miss the days before you were born where I would just sit in the bathtub, rub my tummy, and tell you to be strong and never stop fighting (Little did I know in your own way you were telling me the same). It was just you and me. I will always cherish those moments.

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Happy Mother's Day

Never would I have imagined giving birth to such a strong beautiful baby boy. No, my pregnancy was not like I envisioned my labor and delivery was not what I had planned. I didn’t get to hold my baby for long and from the moment he took his first breath, I held mine wondering if all those doctors piled in the corner of the room hovering over my sweet child were going to whisk him away to surgery before I even got to fully see him or touch him.

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