As someone who personally struggles with anxiety, I know that thing can be a monster. Though invisible, it can range from nerves about an upcoming meeting to crawl-out-of-my-skin-lions-thrashing-from-within for NO apparent reason at all.
And particularly when the latter version hits in full force, it’s always comforting to have that one person who can be the calm in your storm.
For Nikki Pennington, that person was her mom.
The day her mom died, piled on top of the grief, was the fear that she had lost the person who understood her best and who she could pour her heart out to when she became anxious.
Little did she know, her sweet mama had a secret plan in store to make sure her daughter would be taken good care of long after she was gone.
Nikki shared the heartbreakingly beautiful story on her Grief To Hope Facebook page, and I pray it can be an encouragement to anyone who struggles with anxiety. In this battle, you are never alone.
Read Nikki’s post below:
“Anxiety has been a part of my life for as far back as I can remember.
It’s been there for so long that I don’t really recall a time in my life without it.
If you have anxiety then you know you have that one person. The one person that knows just how to help calm you down in the midst of the anxiety fog.
That one person for me was my Mom.
She knew just what to say, how to say it and the right moment to say it to help bring me back to reality. Her words and comfort were always stronger than my anxiety.
I always just assumed she would always be there to be my person but that all changed.