Weekly Magazine | The Joy and Pain of Mother's Day
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Dear Friends,
Mother’s Day is one of those dates on the calendar that holds a world of emotion. For some of us, it’s a day of warmth and gratitude. For others, it’s quietly complicated, with feelings of grief, longing, or desire for a love that never came the way we needed it to.
As women, we are all bonded by a spiritual sisterhood that helps share this wide variety of emotions without shaming or hesitation. Let’s support each other, no matter where we are. This issue talks about the complicated love between mothers and daughters, the courage it takes to offer grace when it hasn’t been easy, and the question so many mothers whisper to themselves: Is what I’m doing even enough?
We’re also celebrating the many faces of motherhood, from brand-new moms to grandmothers, from spiritual moms to those walking through loss, and everything else along the way.
No matter where you land on the spectrum this Sunday, you are seen here and belong in this conversation. And we believe God has something specific and lovely for you this week.
Encouraging you in God’s truth,
Giving Your Mom the Grace She Deserves | Ashley Moore
Even the best mother-daughter relationships carry tension. Ashley invites daughters to trade in the mental laundry list of grievances for a fresh perspective rooted in gratitude and grace, and to see their mothers through the eyes of love.
Is My Motherhood Worth Celebrating? | Hollie Puckett
When your children's struggles make you question your worth as a mother, where do you turn? Hollie points weary moms away from their children's behavior and toward something far more reliable: the deep, steady joy found in faithful obedience to God.
Encouragement for the Woman Without a Mother | Theresa Boedeker
For the woman whose mother was absent, abusive, or emotionally unavailable, healing is possible. Theresa offers honest, grace-filled guidance on naming your pain, walking in truth, and discovering the nurturing love of God that fills every gap your mother left behind.
BONUS: Through the Pain of Infertility | Andrea Stephens
Andrea's journey through infertility led her to a surprising and beautiful discovery about fruitfulness, purpose, and what it truly means to be a mother in God's kingdom.
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By Ashley Moore
Moms and daughters have conflict. It’s part of being a family. But, moms deserve our respect. They also need grace like the rest of us.
When I was four years old, I got my left ring finger stuck in a belt sander. It sanded off my finger nail, and much of the skin beneath it. My mom made woodcrafts, and I’d been “helping” her while she sanded something down, cleaning off the sawdust from the table, the floor, and in a not-so-brilliant move, the powered-on sander. The cloth I was using to dust got stuck in the rotating belt, and my finger quickly followed. My mom turned it off as quickly as she could, and as tears rolled down my eyes, her soft, strong arms carried me from the basement up to the living room. We sat in the big pink chair in our living room for what felt like an eternity, my mom rocking me back and forth, holding a cloth to my hand, me crying, and eventually, her crying as well.
That’s the kind of mom she was, and still is. She felt my pain so deeply, it caused her pain as well. I’ll never forget that day, and the intense love I felt as my mom wept over me. I remember thinking that I’d never felt safer.
