Elizabeth Grow is an editor and content writer for Love What Matters. A graduate of Utah State University, she now lives in Las Vegas with her husband and two dogs. Elizabeth loves sharing stories that raise awareness for neglected populations within our society, particularly the mentally ill. She loves music, any kind of DIY craft project, and a good movie.
“Sometimes, there aren’t enough tissues for the tears or words for the hurt.”
“He said take my bin out. If he had said put my bin out, it would have been just a normal day in Mackay.”
“Sometimes I don’t feel like praying. Some days I don’t feel like reading my Bible. Some days I don’t even want to get out of bed. Suffering tries to steal my faith daily.”
“My boys just stood there watching. It was like they suddenly realized how much their lives had changed in recent years. They used to be able to climb and go down the slide. They used to be able to keep up with their little sister… but not anymore.”
“Because of paid leave, I didn’t have to make the hard choices thousands of parents have to make in this country. The choice between caring for myself and my child physically, or caring for us both financially. The choice between halting my career and having a child. The choice between staying or going while I looked a new little human in the eyes.”
“Unwashed hair, two day old pajamas, and an unmade bed.”
“No matter how much time passes, as our babies turn into kids, and then teens, and eventually adults, we will continue to stare. Time ceases to exist, and every single worry, all the bad in this world, blurs into the background like an unfocused photograph.”
“I want his chubby toddler arms around my neck, his contagious giggles. I want him to blow me a kiss from his bed. I want his grass-stained pants and scabby knees. I want his sunshine smile.”
“Five years, no calls. All those missed moments your brain doesn’t know how to translate.”
“Do you know how absolutely incredible it is that every day, just like that, just like you did, people birth babies? Today is someone’s day. And that is remarkable.”
