Still I Had To Mother: A Memoir of Grief Grace Growth

This book is a raw and faith-filled memoir about love, loss, and the unyielding strength it takes to keep going when life falls apart. When her daughter’s father passed away suddenly, she was left to answer the impossible questions of a five-year-old girl who only wanted to know, “When can I go back to Daddy’s house?” What followed was a journey through grief, loneliness, and the heavy weight of single motherhood. With honesty and vulnerability, she shares the nights of questioning God, the betrayal of family, the longing for companionship, and the quiet victories of survival. She tells the story of a woman who cried in bathroom stalls, stretched every dollar, and still managed to keep her daughter’s father’s memory alive. Through scripture, prayer, and the everyday mercies of God, she found healing not because the pain disappeared, but because grace met her in the middle of it. This memoir is not just about loss, it’s about breaking generational cycles, finding strength in faith, and learning that starting over is not punishment but preparation. Still I Had to Mother is for every woman who has ever felt forgotten, abandoned, or broken. It is a reminder that you are not defined by what left you, but by the God who never will. Read more