The Best Side Dish for Poppy Seed Chicken: A Story of PPD

by Christina Fox, in category Motherhood

SARAH LOWMAN REYNOLDS|GUEST After my first daughter was born, the hands and feet of Jesus prepared and delivered meals to us for weeks and weeks. “Up north” in Memphis, we received no less than three pans of Chicken Enchiladas. In South Mississippi, it’s the perennial Poppy Seed Chicken or Chicken Divan. Included was a ten… Read More

Feb22017Feb 2 2017

Depression: One Woman’s Journey

by Christina Fox, in category Suffering

TWILA MILES|GUEST This morning, as I sat alone at my kitchen table waiting for the sun to come up, I felt the fog of depression begin to settle over my heart and mind again. Feeling its tendrils wrap around me, my pulse quickened as a slight sense of panic began to arise. I longed for… Read More

Apr282016Apr 28 2016

Hey New Mamas, This One’s For You

by Christina Fox, in category Motherhood

HOLLY MACKLE | CONTRIBUTOR At five months postpartum my dearest college friends came to visit and love on our new daughter. We were chatting at a Starbucks when some men wearing sidearms calmly walked in. Within seconds I had our group outside crouched behind the bushes, poised to dial 911, entirely certain there was about to be a… Read More