Fallen Grace

by Sadeqa Johnson

I believe that if you’ll just stand up and go, life will open up for you. —Tina Turner

“Yep. In the Bible, one of the Psalms says, ‘Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.’ I never hurt as bad as the night I went into labor, but when morning came, so did my baby. I named her Joy.”

“Don’t you let them win, Bubbles. You’ve earned this. Go claim what’s yours.”