mother’s day Archive

  • 96 Psaltery & Lyre: Dayna Patterson, “New Moon”

    Posted on May 8, 2014 | 3 Comments
    "Mother, You are new moon / Reveal your glorious face / Give us Mother-knowledge soon . . ."

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  • A Celebration of Motherhood

    Posted on May 12, 2013 | 2 Comments
    Mother’s Day is a pretty complex day–full of pain, annoyance, and sadness for a lot of women for a whole host of reasons, as well as fun memories and love and laughter for others.   I love seeing these pictures of all kinds of moms […]

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  • Motherhood Is Not the Essense of my Personhood

    Posted on May 11, 2013 | 26 Comments
    Dear Kennedy, Marin, and Stuart, Mother’s Day is tomorrow.   Mother’s Day is not my favorite–for a whole host of reasons I’m quite sure y’all know about because I tend to not self-censor much with anyone.   That includes y’all.   I woke up this […]

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  • To my Children’s Other-Mothers

    Posted on May 13, 2012 | 6 Comments
    Mother’s Day is not my favorite for a number of reasons.   Sometimes I wish that Mother’s Day meant I could hole up in my bedroom in my PJs, a couple good books, and a continuous stream of Diet Dr. Peppers all day long.   […]

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  • BUTT-erfly T-shirts for Mother’s Day

    Posted on May 4, 2011 | 13 Comments
    My first child was born on January 5. The months between her birth and Mother’s Day were, um, let’s just say they were difficult. She cried all day long and into the night. We spent hours pacing the halls with her while she screamed, listening […]

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