Celebrate Life, Hope & Healing for Survivors of Trauma

09/18/2024

SLEEP AWAY

Sometimes I want to disappear
Close my eyes and go to rest
And when I don't want to be here
I'll wrap my arms around my chest

Sometimes I want to disappear
And run from my own thoughts
So I'll lie down in my bed
Because sleep is all I got

I try to sleep away the feeling
I try to sleep away the pain
When I awake, I am still dealing
And now I'm feeling more insane

Sometimes I want to disappear
Because I don't know what to do
I get stuck inside the path to fear
Of this hell, I'm going through

I try to sleep away my worry
I try to sleep away my grief
When I awake, it all still hurts me
And I can't find my relief

© Janelle Erin Elizabeth Peters all rights reserved 2022 art by Deviantart.

09/07/2024

08/16/2024

To the mom in the shadows, watching, waiting, wondering when it is her turn, I see you.

I see you. You are worthy.

To the mom in the open, living loudly, looking like she has it all together and yet still feeling so alone inside, I see you.

I see you. You are valued.

To the mom struggling deeply with her relationships, who feels like the ground is crumbling around her, who just needs a break, a breath, I see you.

I see you. You are important.

To the mom who feels impatient, who feels lost even though life is going great and then feels guilt wondering what is wrong with yourself because everything should be good and yet you are struggling, I see you.

I see you. You are wonderful.

To the mom who wishes for more time, who feels stuck, who worries about the next move and what people will thing, I see you.

I see you. You are courageous.

To the mom who is stepping out in faith and doing hard things, who is brave despite fear, who is letting her voice and heart be heard, I see you.

I see you. You matter.

To the mom who is so tired, so deeply tired, but can't see a moment where she can rest her eyes, who keeps going out of deep, deep love, I see you.

I see you. You are brave.

To the mom who is having a hard time letting go, who feels the tears well inside, who wonders what happened to time, I see you.

I see you. You are human.

To the mom who is dealing with kids who are struggling, who gives and gives and gives, who refuses to give up hope, I see you.

I see you. You are devoted.

To the mom who needs a friend desperately, who wonders why she feels so alone, who needs someone to love her heart, who is aching to laugh, I see you.

I see you. You are valued.

To the mom who doesn't know what to do next, who has so many options, who doesn't know the solution, who keeps putting a foot in front of the other, I see you.

I see you. You are determined.

To the mom who wonders if she is enough, who worries, who loves, who gives, I see you.

I see you. You are enough.

I see you.

You are worthy.
You are valued.
You are important.
You are wonderful.
You are courageous.
You matter.
You are brave.
You are human.
You are devoted.
You are valued.
You are determined.
You are enough.

You are mom.

And you always, even if you doubt, are enough.

- Rachel (Finding Joy)