It Takes a Village to Raise a Single Mother

Agaytha took a deep breath as the future of her family linage sat inthe balance as she weighed her options at Good Samaritan Hospital. She had been raised with old school Christian values from her parentsRalph and Angelina Corbin. Her parents had been blessed with herbirth in their old age and they had taken every opportunity give heran advantage especially in her academic endeavors. She had taken full advantage of her educational opportunities, andwas well on her way to a successful career in banking, until she fellhead over heels in love with her boyfriend. She had a child froma previous relationship but her new connection with her hopefulfuture husband to be seemed to be everything she was looking forat first. As time progressed it became apparent that for her fairy talehappily ever after to manifest, she would have to put in all the work. After a major family loss, Agaytha found herself in the hospital, herhealth compromised and her second high risk pregnancy runningit s course. As she laid in her bed, reflecting on her life she had timeto evaluate the impact her associations had on her village. She wasa giver, and in her life she had poured her love and support into somany dead ends that it seemed at this point she had nothing left. In the midst of her inner turmoil, she felt at peace with walking awayfrom it all and following the call to be of service to her community.