A woman stands in the mouth of a stone tunnel, feet planted wide, holding a Bible, facing a sunlit path ahead. To her left, the chaos of active mothering – a pink backpack, permission slips, a soccer ball, photos of children at milestones pinned to the wall. To her right, a signpost pointing toward Launched and Flying, Grandbabies on the Way, Wisdom, Hope, and Jerusalem First, with a statue of Our Lady and a candle below. Title text reads: Mom So Hard Series – Straddling the Tunnel – A Different Kind of Chaos. Flanking text reads: One foot in the chaos of today. One foot in the hope of tomorrow. A blush banner across the bottom reads: Motherhood doesn’t stop. It just changes. Trust the rotation. He holds the field. Featured image for the Catholic Sistas Mom So Hard series post by Martina Kreitzer, 2025.