When the World Feels too Big

As I sit in my recliner, my child asleep in my arms, her tiny head resting against my shoulder, I can feel the weight of her safety. Right now, she knows nothing but peace. She’s untouched by the world’s noise, her heart still whole, her spirit still soft.

And yet, as I watch her breathe, I can’t help but think about what’s ahead. One day she’ll see just how cruel this world can be. She’ll feel pain. She’ll face heartbreak, betrayal, confusion. She’ll question who she is and where she belongs. She’ll learn that life isn’t fair, and that sometimes, there’s nothing you can do to make it fair.

But she won’t walk through it alone.

Lord willing, I’ll be there.

I’ll be there to hold her when the pain feels unbearable. I’ll be there to remind her that heartbreak doesn’t last forever. I’ll help her gather the pieces of herself when life scatters them. I’ll guide her as she learns where she fits in this world, not through my strength, but through His.

Because more than anything, I want her to know the love of her Heavenly Father. To understand that He is her safe place, her source of peace, her answer to every question.

And maybe that’s what motherhood really is, knowing we can’t protect our children from every wound, but we can point them toward the One who can heal them all.