Newly Single Mom of Four Sons: What’s Up With Men?

My mother in law always told me that there was a special place in heaven for mothers of all boys. I laughed but wondered why she found having all boys so worthy of a special place in heaven. My boys were great. Not perfect. Not even close. But a special place in heaven–seemed superfluous to me. Today, sitting as a newly single mom of four boys, I am beginning to understand why God would grant us that special place.

In the early years, it was all about hearing “mommy” screamed from every corn...