Tag Archives: motherhood

When Mothers Mourn

Posted on September 13, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Karyn of Saturated in Seattle, whose words are bracing, heartbreaking, hopeful…essential. About herself, Karyn says, “This is me; all of me. Present. Authentic. Vulnerable. Always learning. Forever growing. Humble and yet sometimes proud. A … Continue reading →

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Labor Pains

Posted on June 14, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Sheila of Wrestling Word. A retired librarian from Western Michigan University, Sheila digs into life and spiritual truths just as doggedly as she might a library catalogue. And she always comes up with something … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Love

Posted on August 3, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Andrae Ricketts My Featured Blogger this week is Ngina of the blog site Euonia: Stay and Shine. I know nothing about Ngina, whose motto is “Blossom. Re-blossom. Keep doing it,” except that she’s African (but I don’t know … Continue reading →

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The Power of Love

Posted on May 8, 2022 by mitchteemley

Image source: Zion Fine Arts “You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this right well.” ~Psalm 139:13-14 … Continue reading →

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Branching Out

Posted on January 5, 2022 by mitchteemley

Image courtesy of pexels.com My Featured Blogger this week is Kate Duff of A Thousand Bits of Paper. Australian writer and poet Kate covers a wide range of topics, both articulately and compellingly. But beneath all of her writing is … Continue reading →

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Mothers Are Forever

Posted on May 7, 2021 by mitchteemley

My adult daughters still sometimes seek my advice (or use me as an example of what not to do). But for comfort they always go to Mom—and always will. Still, as Robert A. Heinlein put it, “Being a mother is … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Plea

Posted on October 21, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is an African writer whose blog site is entitled Copious Morsels of Everything, but whose name I don’t know. Her birthplace appears to be Zimbabwe (she refers to it in at least one poem). So … Continue reading →

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Self-Esteem God’s Way (Part 1)

Posted on February 27, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week, the creator of My Way Home, is, in her own words, “a freelance writer, mom, and wife who’s all about being at home,” but who strives, “above all, to focus on using (her) life to … Continue reading →

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A Few More Thoughts about Moms

Posted on May 14, 2018 by mitchteemley

“A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” ~Tenneva Jordan “The phrase ‘working mother’ is redundant.” ~Jane Sellman “God could not be everywhere, … Continue reading →

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