The Heart of a Mother

Mothers carry their children's pain like it belongs to them. It feels like a physical weight that never quite leaves your body.

“Secrets have a way of surfacing when you least expect them.”

Living with a secret is like holding your breath under water. Eventually your lungs just start to burn from the pressure.

Protecting your family sometimes means doing things you never thought you were capable of. Those choices change who you are forever.

“Love is fierce, but it can also be blinding.”

Loyalty isn't always a straight line. Sometimes it twists into something that looks a lot like betrayal to everyone else.