Devon Ledbetter is a writer and editor based in Florida. She holds a BA in English from Florida State University. She currently formerly worked as a Digital Editor with Love What Matters and has previously had works published with College Magazine and Her Campus. Her favorite pastimes include beach trips, baking, and concerts. You can learn more about Devon through her portfolio https://dnl16b.wixsite.com/ledbetter-portfolio
“You are allowed to KEEP LIVING.”
“A family isn’t blended in a blending machine, it’s blended in a crockpot – it’s a SLOW and intentional process. There’s times when I have to step up, there’s times when I have to step out, and there’s times when I just need to step to the side and get out of the way!”
“We need a little gray in our life sometimes. You cannot have good times without the bad.”
“They know what you say about their aunt when you leave the family gathering. They hear the hurtful things you say to someone when you’re angry. They know what you think about someone who looks or acts differently because they heard the way you giggled or sneered about them in the grocery store.”
“The stigma around C-sections makes women feel ashamed, alone, and depressed. We aren’t offered much support once we are sent home. But the trauma doesn’t stay at the hospital – it lives in us forever.”
“I read an article by a mom of young kids. Her life revolved around them. She reminded her friends she was ‘in the weeds,’ but it won’t last forever. For parents like me, the weeds are where we live.”
“The system is not designed to support mothers and families. I learned this the hard way after my first baby was born.”
“If you weren’t a good mother, you wouldn’t care.”
“Who is there holding her hand during every ultrasound and blood draw? Who is there to wipe away her tears after every setback and share in her heartbreak? Who is there to remind her she will get through this and to never lose hope?”
“My dad wasn’t involved much with us this side of heaven, so the heaven-sanctioned league makes me feel like they have their own connection.”
