Surviving First Time Motherhood in Your 40's

 Hello, my name is Deidre Rogers, and I became a first-time mom at the age of 40 years old to an amazing little boy. After being told after some health issues that the possibility of me becoming a mother was highly unlikely, I accepted the fact that I would never be a mom and threw myself into my job. However, my life completely changed after the devastation of Hurricane Matthew, God gave me the greatest gift, I became pregnant! Motherhood is challenging at any age but becoming a mother in your 40's is a whole new level of challenges. However, those days when I wake up and I feel defeated before my feet hit the ground I remember the words of Eric Thomas, "Some days are harder than others to get up early and grind, but I'd rather suffer a little today than struggle the rest of my life."