Empathy
It felt like a truckload of bricks on my chest. Mother’s Day. While many friends were celebrating, I was grieving. Why was this year any more difficult than others? I was bigger than this, right? I needed to look strong in front of my family and my in-laws. But I just couldn’t do it. I didn’t want to break down. I didn’t want to look stupid. I didn’t want to feel any more shame. I didn’t want to feel like the odd ball. I didn’t want to get that snarling look from my son. I didn’t want to get hurt. I spent much of the day in our bedroom writing a new song. It will be number seven on my new EP and it is the most candid. It was the missing piece. It was a gift from God. This year, I had decided to do whatever I needed to do for me, regardless of what anyone else might think. Song writing is communion with my Maker. It is me pouring out my soul and God giving me the clarity to communicate what I can’t express in any other way. God made something beautiful from the pain. And yes, I eventual