by Lauren Madsen | Aug 25, 2017 | Blog, Mental Health, Self
My Dear Friend, I see you trying to be a good mother, father, wife, husband, daughter, son, sister, brother and friend. I see you striving to better yourself and even on your best days, still feeling inadequate. I know you’re trying to hold it all together, but...
by Lauren Madsen | Apr 11, 2017 | Angel Gowns, Blog, Stories
“How many children do you have (if any)?” I stared at the questionnaire as my husband wrote “none”. We glanced sadly at each other before finishing the remainder of the form. How are we supposed to answer that? Guilt overwhelmed me as that single, awful word “none”...
by Lauren Madsen | Mar 3, 2017 | Blog, Faith, Family, Mental Health, Self, Stories
You see me and I smile. You ask me how I am and I put on a brave face and tell you I am well, even if I’m not. A part of me wishes that I could show you a glimpse of the pain and love I feel, just so you could understand why I will never “get over it”. You would see...
by Lauren Madsen | Mar 19, 2015 | Stories
I close my eyes and feel the warmth of the sun on my back and on the side of my face. The California air is warm and the smell of the grass is thick and sweet. Tears glide in a steady stream down my cheeks and I taste the salt on my lips. Thin blades of grass tickle...
