Welcome to MomWithATube.com.

I’m a wife, a Momma of two girls, and someone learning how to live a full life while managing chronic illness and feeding tube life. If you’re here, there’s a good chance you know what it feels like to carry more than most people can see — physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

My day-to-day life includes symptoms, appointments, supplies, and plans that can change without warning. There are days I can do more, and days I’m measuring life in small goals like “get through the morning,” “keep everyone fed,” or “make it to bedtime.” Chronic illness has a way of shrinking your world if you let it — and I’m fighting, gently but stubbornly, to keep that from happening.

This blog is where I share the real story: the hard parts and the holy parts. The grief that comes with loss of health. The mental load of managing a body that doesn’t cooperate. The exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix. The tension of wanting to be fully present as a Momma while your nervous system and pain levels are doing their own thing. I write about tube life without sugarcoating it, because pretending helps nobody. And I write about motherhood with honesty, because Mommas deserve a place where they don’t have to perform strength.

But I also write about faith — because God has met me here.

Not always with quick fixes. Not always with the kind of answers I wanted. But with presence. With peace that doesn’t match my circumstances. With comfort that shows up in the quiet. With strength that doesn’t come from me. I’ve learned that faith isn’t just for the “after.” It’s for the waiting, the limbo, the unanswered questions, and the ordinary days that feel impossible.

If you’re looking for a place that’s real and safe — where chronic illness isn’t minimized, where grief is allowed, and where hope still has a seat at the table — I’m glad you’re here. My prayer is that you find something that helps: encouragement, validation, practical tips, or simply the reminder that you’re not alone and God hasn’t forgotten you.