11/15/2025
When everything else in life feels uncertain, there is one truth that never shifts for me. At the end of every long day, through every hard decision, every sacrifice, every moment of doubt or exhaustion, my choice will always remain the same. My kids come first.
Motherhood has a way of stripping away everything that doesn’t matter and sharpening everything that does. It’s not always easy, and it’s certainly not always pretty. There are seasons when the weight feels heavier than it should, when outside voices get loud, when people question or misunderstand your decisions. But none of that compares to the responsibility and privilege of raising children who depend on you for safety, stability, and love.
There are moments in life when you are pulled in a dozen different directions. When opportunities arise, when plans begin to shift, when life asks you to make choices that impact far more than just yourself. And in those moments, I come back to the same simple grounding truth: I am a mother first. Before anything else. Above anything else.
It doesn’t mean I’m perfect, or that I get every choice right. It means that every decision is rooted in what is best for my children and their future. It means choosing the path that supports their needs, their health, their security, and their growth—even when that path is hard. Even when others disagree. Even when it requires letting go of what I hoped for or planned.
Motherhood is the constant reminder that the most important work we ever do is often the work no one sees. The quiet choices. The late nights. The advocating. The protecting. The adjusting. The moving forward even when everything feels heavy.
So yes, in the ultimate choice between anything the world has to offer and the well-being of my children, I will choose them. Every time. Because that is the vow I made the moment I became a mother, and it is the one thing in my life I will never waver on.
No matter where life leads, no matter how plans change, that truth stays steady: I am, and will always be, a mother first.