December 22, 2013
Today is day 364 of this blog. I remember typing out my story as tears streamed down my face that morning. And the tears stream down my face today as I type this now. So much has changed, but there is a thread that hasn't...that thread is HOPE. I am StillHopefulMom.
A year ago I was nervous about my son visiting my home for Christmas after two years of being away, being estranged from us. Today, one year later, I just returned home from a visit to my son...in prison. He's been there since March 28, 2013.
A year ago I worried that we wouldn't have anything to say to each other when he visited. Yet today we filled all 45 minutes with tears and laughter, memories and promises.
In this hellish 364 days I have seen a twenty-one year old boy transform from a place of denial to a place of acceptance. I have reunited with my firstborn son--we are closer now than we have been in years. And I have renewed confidence that he will continue to seek the mental health support he needs as we await his release. Sentencing is February 14th.
I don't know when this hell will end yet, but there is hope. I still have hope. I am StillHopefulMom.
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