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We Celebrate & Mourn With You
To those who gave birth this year to their first child—we celebrate with you. To those who lost a child this year—we mourn with you. To those who are in the trenches with little ones every day and wear the badge of food stains—we appreciate you. To those who experienced…
No Mother is Perfect
Every Mother’s Day that goes by, I come to realize more and more just how blessed I am. No mother is perfect but, in all our sinfulness, I know that mine is perfect for me. In my older years, I have come to know this even more deeply. When I…
A Celebration of Mothering
This week marked Mother’s Day, a day that the world will tell you is meant to be a happy occasion. For many, however, the day is not necessarily a happy one. Whether you were not well mothered, have lost your mother, or have been unable to have children of your…
The Famine in Africa: Our Responsibility as Canadians, and as Moms
The Famine in Africa: Our Responsibility as Canadians, and as Moms by Lindsay Gladding It was during a trip to Afghanistan where I met Aysha. I had walked past room after room in a maternity hospital filled with 10-20 women each all in various stages of labour and delivery. Aysha,…