title: It's Okay to Take a Nap and Other Reassuring Truths for Mothers Everywhere
author: Debra Sansing Woods
description: Debra Sansing Woods, the mother of five, is the author of articles and books that focus on and celebrate home and family life. Her articles have appeared in numerous publications, including The Dallas Morning News, LDS Living, Meridian Magazine, two Deseret Book anthologies (as a contributing author), and others. Her first book was Mothering with Spiritual Power.
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  Shattered Hearts #1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  by Cassia Leo
  
  
  
  
  
  [http://cassialeo.com](http://cassialeo.com)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For Chris.
  
  
  
  
  
  None of this would be possible without you.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter One
  
  
  
  
  
  Relentless Addiction
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Mom is too tired to play hide-and-seek. Her stomach hurts so she took some
  medicine to make it feel better. I don’t like it when she’s sick. Grandma
  Patty doesn’t know about Mom’s stomachaches and I haven’t seen Grandma in a
  few weeks, but I’m starting to think I should tell her.
  
  
  
  
  
  Mom is asleep on the sofa; at least, I think she’s asleep. I can’t really tell
  the difference anymore. Sometimes, when I think she’s sleeping, I’ll try to
  sneak some cookies out of the cupboard. She usually hears me and yells at me
  to get out of the kitchen. Sometimes, she sleeps with her eyes half-open so I
  wave my hands in front of her eyes and make silly faces at her. She never
  wakes up and 