Spark
By Brigitte Foisy
“One sentence, one song, one sermon or one uncomfortable moment can ignite something in us. SPARK is about the inspiration that moves us from simply believing to living our faith out loud, and into the full, purposeful life He created us to live.”
The Letting Go - The Final chapter: What I’ve Learned
Who are you as a mother when mothering no longer looks like mothering?
We spend decades raising our children to become independent, capable adults and then, they do exactly what we raised them to do: they leave. But nobody really talks about what comes next for us. The empty room. The worry. The changing relationship. The realization that they no longer need us in quite the same way.
One year after her son moved away, Brigitte reflects on one of motherhood’s least-talked-about seasons: letting go, learning to trust God with the child she spent a lifetime protecting, and discovering that perhaps our job isn’t over after all. The job description has simply changed.
One-and-Done: My Love Story
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine wrote a Facebook post that touched me deeply. She shared her journey as a “one-and-done” mama—the conscious choice to have just one child. Her words resonated with me profoundly, not only because I made the same decision, but because her reasons echoed the emotional landscape I’ve walked for over two decades.