05/10/2026
“Birds make great sky circles of their freedom. How do they learn it? They fall, and falling, they’re given wings.”
Nothing compares to the joy I feel when I walk into a room and my baby’s eyes light up as she exclaims, “Mama.” It is the most sacred name I have ever been called.
Becoming a mother has shown me just how deeply I needed my own. New understanding towards my mom emerged for me on the other side of motherhood. I came to understand her needs, her exhaustion, her longing—things I could never have known in my maiden years.
So this Mother’s Day, I send warm blessings for all mothers. May the love that pours so freely outward be reflected back to them.
For the new moms—exhausted, finding themselves in the fire of truth and integrity within systems that try to distract and obscure—may you find moments of deep, restorative rest in your own knowing.
For the mothers-to-be trying to conceive, may peace, clarity, and gentle answers meet you in the waiting.
For the mothers standing vigil in the NICU, waiting for their babies to come home while their own bodies recover, may courage, stamina, and grace envelop you.
For the moms who have lost children, may they be gifted in their sleep dreams of the warmth of reunion with their beloved.
For the mothers who have lost their own mothers, may you be wrapped in memory, love, and tenderness.
For the mothers whose own mothers cannot or will not show up in the ways they need, may you be blessed with women and community who help fill the gaps.
And for the wild, free women who hold all of life and everything else—may we be held by Mother Nature, know our power, love fiercely, and stay soft, even in the face of the world’s deepest wounds.