Meeting my mother for the first time

Reuniting With My Mother: The Truth, the Tears, and the Turning Point

July 6, 2025

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Beth Reid

I was searching through my journals to find the exact date that I met my mother again in Washington. To my surprise, it was exactly 24 years ago today as I write this post—July 5th, 2001. Crazy timing and alignment. How apropos. July 5th, 2001 That morning, after showering, I found a silver dolphin necklace
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A Child’s Story of Longing, Loss, and Love

June 22, 2025

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Beth Reid

The Day My Mother Sat at My Table “Table for Two?” “Table for two?” the hostess repeated. I was 9 years old, standing in a restaurant with my dad when those words changed my world. Menus in hand, she led us to a table, placed the menus down—and then she sat across from me. I
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Abandoned But Not Broken: Healing Childhood Trauma & Reconnecting With the Mother Wound

June 20, 2025

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Beth Reid

It all began with a prayer.For years, my mother prayed for my existence, hoping that having another baby might repair her broken relationship with my father. But I wasn’t born into peace or love—I was born into chaos, neglect, and abandonment. A Child of Hope in a Home of Hurt My mother met my father when
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