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Mothers of the World, Unite!

Mothers of the World, Unite!
I wanted to discuss us Mamas! We come in all different shapes, colors and sizes Yet our emotions all follow the flow of the same river, the timeless flow of motherhood. As women, we come equipped in our mother’s womb with all of our living, giving powers.

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Happy 20th Mother's Day

Happy 20th Mother's Day

By Donna Bruschi Today marks my 20th Mother's Day! I can't believe it! Actually, I can believe it. Its been a very full and wonderful 20 years of mothering. What I really can't believe, is how much I don't like Mother's Day.  Part of it is embedded in my mom's experience. I don't remember a Mother's Day where she didn't end up in tears. Maybe she was unrealistic or naive? She was an only child and we were three! Another part is that for me EVERY day is Mother's Day. I have spent a lot of time with my children and...

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Who Loves, You, Baby?

Who Loves, You, Baby?
Your baby does! And... I do! And we both want to make sure you love yourself. One way you can do that is by getting out of the house and being with other moms who have babies the same age as yours.

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creation, emotions, empowerment, gratitude, Jasmine Wood, joy, love, mama, mothering, newbabynewpaltzblog, parenting, pregnancy, Rita, warrioress -

The Waking Of the Warrioress

The Waking Of the Warrioress

This morning I woke up a warrioress!

When I looked in the mirror my face looked the same, my hair was falling in its typical messy, uneven way, yet something had changed…. As I looked deeper into my own two eyes I could feel the change deep down inside me, deeper than my bones.

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emotions, expectations, gratitude, Jasmine Wood, mama, memories, mothering, newbabynewpaltzblog, Rita, snow, toddler, winter -

Once Upon a Snowy Day

Once Upon a Snowy Day

Sometimes I want to cry and freeze time.

I exclaim, “Stop growing! Just for a little while! You’re so perfect just the way you are!” What I really want is not for Rita to remain a toddler forever, but rather I want to remember with every fiber of my being what these amazing years are like.

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