One of the hardest things we witness is the love between a mother and her children when life has placed impossible barriers between them.
This mama comes to visit her babies. Her circumstances are difficult. She does not have stable housing and is working through challenges that make it impossible for her babies to safely live with her right now.
But what is equally true is that she loves them.
She visits whenever she can. She holds them, plays with them, talks to them. And every time she leaves, it is hard.
The heartbreaking reality is that young children do not always remember from one visit to the next. Time feels different to babies. While their mother carries them in her heart every day, they are still learning who she is each time she comes.
That can be painful. It hurts a mama’s heart when her own babies are not comfortable with her. But it does not change her love for them.
She recently brought an elder from her church to meet her daughters. Her church is walking alongside her, encouraging her, and helping her pursue greater stability in her life.
Stories like this remind us that family situations are rarely simple. Sometimes loving your children means acknowledging that they need care and safety you cannot provide today while continuing to work toward a better future for them and for yourself.
We are grateful for every parent who keeps showing up, every church that comes alongside families in need, and every person working toward restoration one step at a time.
