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Photo Credit: Guide of Greece<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Years ago, when I was a little girl in a small Baptist church in the South, all the ladies wore flowers to church on Mother’s Day. White flowers if our mothers were no longer living, and red flowers if they were still with us. Flowers still mark the celebration of Mother’s Day. However, much has changed in how we commemorate moms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, family estrangement has become a thing. Boundaries another thing. Not everyone has a positive relationship with their mothers. It is sad really. The bond between us and those who birthed and raised us can tragically be shadowed by trauma. Then there are the post-modern issues of fewer marriages and fewer children<\/a> and increasing incidence of infertility<\/a> and decreasing adoptions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So…there’s that. Still I want to celebrate and remember moms. Mothers matter. Mothering can also be beautifully accomplished by grandmothers, aunts, and friends of the family. Thankful for those as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[In the links below, you will find other blogs I have written on moms and mothering. Some of what follows has been pulled from those blogs.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of Mother’s Day, here are some sweet salutes to all of you who mother well…it’s a long and beautiful journey through life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Go to battle, my friend. You are mighty, because you mother! Happy Mother’s Day to Mighty Mothers everywhere! Motherhood is Kingdom business, Jesus work. This shaping of souls, this raising tiny humans…Motherhood is anything but ordinary. You are mighty because you mother!” – Lisa-Jo Baker<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surprised by Motherhood<\/em> – Lisa-Jo Baker<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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