mothersday

Embracing Other-ness

“…to the mother within all of us – let her free to love, nurture, and heal so that we may all be better at raising each other” -Cleo Wade I am a childless mother. My children died in my womb, and as the years tick by, I will never say “Stop growing! You’re growing up […]

Mother

The world sees the motherwho pushes, breathing through her pain, birthingwho tenderly caresses a smooth, small facewho nourishes her child at her breastwho tells the story to her son of how he came into her lifewho watches her daughter grow into a womanThe wiping of noses and buttsthe lack of sleepthe inability to quiet the screaming discontentkisses given to mend boo booshugs […]