Single Mom, Jordannah Nathan, Determined to Defy the Odds Raising Her Son Alone

My name is Jordannah Nathan and I am a single working mom. I have a beautiful 2 year old son named Jordan. I knew that I would be a single mother the minute that I saw the positive result of the pregnancy test. I also knew that my life would never be the same. I never wanted to be a statistic, but here I was, single, no degree, and a baby on the way. To say I was scared would be an understatement. I felt fear, dread, guilt, and shame. What kind of mother would I be? What did I possibly have to offer? I wasn’t prepared emotionally or financially for Jordan’s arrival. I was still struggling with mixed emotions about being a mother. When he was finally born, I went through a whole new mixture of emotions. I now felt that this was the most important thing that I would ever do in my life. It was unbelievable to me that God loved me this much to bless me with this amazing gift. I was now a mother and I have an amazing son. We’re almost 3 years into this journey together and although it hasn’t always easy, I have to keep pressing because I see the potential that he possesses at only 2 years old. If I listened to statistics, my son’s future looks bleak and I know the odds are not in our favor. In spite of this, I can’t be deterred from doing all I can to give my son the opportunity to reach his greatest potential. I see so many young black men wasting away in the streets and I often wonder did their mothers have the same hopes and dreams for them as I do for Jordan. What makes my story or the outcome any different from theirs? I don’t know and I can’t predict the future. What I know for sure is that God has brought us this far and with faith the sky is the limit.