This confusion over the basis of identity has raised many questions for mothers. What does it mean to be a mother? Is it only a role I play? Is it a part or all of who or what I am? What happened to the me that was me before I was a mother? Am I good at it? Will I find fulfillment in it? Is this why I am significant? 

I think it is a good thing to think about the heart issues that often lie under the surface of stress. 

Sometimes, the heart is heavy with concern, the connection is personal and the pain is physically felt.

Maybe they shouldn’t be surprised any more. But here again something unique was happening. They were still trying to believe what their...

The important question for both personalities is not “Are you confident?” but “Where/in Whom do you place your confidence?”

Several years ago one of my grown children said something to this effect, "Why are you so angst about us experiencing pain?"

This is where I go when I see ugly, deeply entwined, sin in my heart and know I need to talk to God about it.