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Mother’s Day Reflections from a Motherless Daughter

** The following is a post I wrote back in 2014, just four years after my mom died. Every word of it still rings true for me and I wanted it to have a permanent home on the Color Mother. 2020 Kelly definitely needed these reminders of who God is in the midst of hard times and I’ll bet some of you do too. My post from 2014: Around this time four years (*now ten years ago) ago my mom…

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May 10, 2020 By admin

In DIY/ MOTHERHOOD/ Motherless mothers

The Elvis Halloween costume that started it all

October 29, 2019 By admin

This is the Halloween costume that started it all folks. Last October God used a baby Elvis costume to renew something inside of me that I did not think…

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In FAITH/ Grief/ Motherless mothers

Grief is a Liar

September 26, 2019 By admin

Grief is a Liar. It will tell you that God is not good. It will tell you that God is unloving. It will tell you that He is a…

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In Grief/ Motherless mothers

8 Resources for Coping with Grief

June 20, 2019 By admin

When you lose someone you love no one really tells you how you’re supposed to handle all that grief encompasses. There is no “How you should grieve” handbook. (Even…

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In FAITH/ Grief/ MOTHERHOOD/ Motherless mothers

To the rejoicing and the weeping on Mother’s Day,

May 12, 2019 By admin

This is my first Mother’s Day as a mom. It is a strange thing to suddenly be celebrated on a day that for the last nine years for me…

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In FAITH/ Grief/ Motherless mothers

April 23

May 4, 2019 By admin

April 23, 2019 marked 9 years since my mom unexpectedly died and went to Heaven. I never know what to expect on these anniversaries. Some years the day is…

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