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Mother’s Day for the (Foster and Adoptive) Mothers
We're honored to share this guest post by foster and adoptive mother Jamie C. Finn from Foster the Family. Dear Mother, Happy Mother's Day. It's there in the greeting: Happy. The description of how you're "meant" to feel, what this day "should" be. But maybe, for you, this…
3 Things to Remember When Mother’s Day Is Hard
Dreading Mother's Day? I've been there. I sat through 8 childless Mother's Day church services after my first miscarriage. Maybe you understand what it's like when life goes off-script? By year 8, I wanted to attend a new church for the day. I wanted to be anonymous, unsusceptible…
Friends, Foster Care, & Mother’s Day
Guest post by Holly Gnuse of The Forgotten Initiative, an advocate ministry of Lifesong. It doesn’t matter what age or stage you’re currently in: Having friends to walk beside you is a good thing. A sweet thing. I’m finding that true even, and especially, in this foster care…
Never Say Goodbye – A Tale of Two Mothers
My children have two mothers. Both of us are real mothers. Both have flesh and blood and love and pain. Both have pieces of our hearts that have been broken by goodbyes. Both of us have spent too many days apart from our children. In our home we…
What Every (Adoptive) Mom Wants to Hear This Mother’s Day
Let's be honest. Motherhood is a tough job... harder than anyone ever warned us it would be. Ever notice how your fellow mom friendsstrategically failed to communicatethe realities of sleepless nights, potty training, or mom brain? And let's not even start with mom guilt.It's motherhood's best-kept secret. As an…
An Open Letter to My Son’s Birthmother
To the woman who delivered the boy that I love: I know very little about you. I know how old you were when you gave birth, and I know a smattering of details related to your pregnancy. That’s it. Strange that I should know so little when you…
3 Truths When Mother’s Day Is Hard
For women all over the country, Sunday will bring a bombardment of sticky, unidentifiable crafts. Mothers will treasure these masterpieces even if they have no idea what they actually are. Fact: There are worse things in life than looking like a hippo in a child's drawing of the…