(Written February 10, 2020)
One of the greatest gifts God can give you is the gift of being a parent. Being a parent gives you the opportunity to raise future leaders, to show your chilren how to make it in this crazy world, to show them hard work and determination.
According to the 2019 U.S. Census Bureau, out of 11 million single parent families with children under the age of 18, 80 percent of those families are headed by single mothers. It has also been reported that there are about 16.4 million children under the age of 18 who are being raise without a father being present.
Fathers are an important link in the development of our children. And while we can’t be fathers to our children, we can be the best mothers to them instead.
The statistics are sad, it’s a reality. But what do we do about it? How can we change this?
Well for one, we don’t bash our children’s father. Their decisions are just that, their decisions. We instead take all that God has given and put in us and we continue to raise our children to be their best selves.
It’s not easy trust me I know. But I thank God for my village, the ones I can call on when my children need a male perspective on life situations – I’m grateful that God fills those voids.
Don’t allow them empty voids to continue. Pray to God, He will help you. If He did it for me, I know He will do it for you.
