by Tara Cole | Sep 19, 2022 | Motherhood, Prayer
IF YOUR CHILD IS CONSIDERING SUICIDE, OR IF YOU THINK THERE’S EVEN A POSSIBILITY THEY COULD HURT THEMSELVES, PLEASE SEEK HELP IMMEDIATELY. When I was in college, I almost committed suicide. That choice was years in the making. I grew up feeling like my Mom and I...
by Tara Cole | Aug 29, 2022 | Motherhood
As we waited for the Middle School doors to open, I stood with my friends, shivering in the cold. A girl from my neighborhood tried to join our group, but we all ignored her. She circled the group trying to make eye contact with me, but I dropped my gaze to the...
by Tara Cole | Aug 23, 2022 | Motherhood
Bullying. It has become a buzzword today. As we send our children off to another school year, it is one of our biggest concerns as parents. Will our child be bullied? Will they have to face a bully from last year? Will they be the bully? We pray the answer is “no” to...
by Tara Cole | Jul 29, 2022 | Motherhood
My palms sweaty, I faced the class. Twenty faces stared back at me. Some bored, some tired, many equally nervous. I paced to the whiteboard, picked up the dry erase marker, and wrote “Mrs. Cole.” “Good morning, class. I’m Mrs. Cole, and I’ll be your writing teacher...