Numb

Numb

“NUMB”…    Several years into my journey as a Hurting Mom my husband and I began to attend church. I was seeking something . . . anything to help me to start to feel again. I couldn’t cry, I couldn’t laugh, and I rarely even smiled. In order to...
Confused

Confused

“CONFUSED”…    What happened?  Suddenly the child that we dreamed about, have loved so deeply, and had so much hope for is moving in a direction that we never anticipated.  When and where did things go off track?  What did we do wrong? Every family...
Grief

Grief

“GRIEF”…    As we begin to realize that our child is out of control our dreams for them and for our family become broken or fragmented.  We begin to experience tremendous loss and we can’t move on in our own lives until we go through a process of...
Disconnected

Disconnected

“DISCONNECTED”…    As a Hurting Mom I was disconnected on so many levels.  Of course, I was disconnected from the daughter who was breaking my heart.  She didn’t want anything to do with me and I was so hurt and ashamed about what was going on with...
Sadness

Sadness

“SADNESS”…    When our journey as a Hurting Mom continues for any length of time, eventually a deep and penetrating sadness moves in and takes up residence in us. We carry on with our day to day activities and our other relationships, but the sadness...