The Mission Called Motherhood
by Brev Angelica Joven-Martinez During my younger years, I always thought of which path to pursue, what was meant for me or what God wants me to be. The decision on which vocation to take was difficult to discern. The religious life attracted me but on the other hand, I hoped to have a family of my own. Eventually, I met my husband and got married in 2019. After three years, and by God's grace, we were blessed with our first pregnancy. The prenatal period in itself was challenging. I had morning sickness in the first trimester, literally coming to a point of throwing up everything I consumed, even water. Then, a wrench was thrown into our lives when I acquired COVID as I was nearing my 8th month. Unfortunately, this affected our baby’s weight gain which drew concern from our OB. Fitfully, on June 8, 2023 my bag of water broke. Our doctor was hoping I would deliver around the third week of June to allow our baby more time to grow because it was slowing down for the past month. By ul...