Chapter 27: April Showers to May Flowers
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Published:2020
Jasmine M. Hamilton, 2020. "April Showers to May Flowers", A Second Helping of Gumbo for the Soul: More Liberating Stories and Memories to Inspire Females of Color, Michelle Frazier Trotman Scott, Nicole McZeal Walters, Jemimah L. Young, Donna Y. Ford
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April.. .May... June. It was a night that I would never forget forged with the details that I wish I could. On a typical Louisiana humid June summer night, my daughter and I had just come in from a late movie. I put her to sleep in my bed and grabbed my Bible to read for comfort and clarity in the living room. My mind was racing from reflecting on the symbolism in the movie and what (if anything) I could learn from it. Needless to say, the movie wasn’t the intended escape from my reality and the new normal of my life. In a month’s time, I had gone from the euphoria of a newlywed (April) to contemplating divorce (May). And now another 30 days later (June), I was struggling; struggling to find answers and trying to hang on to the sliver of faith that I felt I had left.
