In "Marmee," the name the March sisters use for their mother in Little Women, Alcott has created a complex and whole-hearted figure. Marmee teaches her children—mostly by example—about frugality, faithfulness, and gratitude. Her commitment to the development of her daughters' imaginations is inspiring.
After learning that her daughter has Down syndrome, Becker dealt with emotions stemming from her fears and her perfectionism. This is for all mothers, as it explores how having a child reveals our character and engenders new, much-expanded love within us.
In this novel, Tyler gives readers an intimate peek into the domestic lives of two families who adopt daughters from Korea. The families meet at the airport on their daughters' homecomings and forge a lasting and unlikely friendship that encompasses their very different values, cultures, and parental expectations.
In striking prose, Erdrich details the complicated thoughts and feelings she encountered upon becoming a mother. She writes about small, ordinary moments of joy and exasperation and about how becoming a mother mystically links us to all mothers.
Most mothers appreciate that raising children is an enormous responsibility. But many lose sight of their identities after welcoming a child into the family. Rivadeneira entreats women to ground their unique gifts, desires, and personalities in Christ.
While we pray for peace, we need moral clarity about this war.
A decade later, I became a Christian.
I learned how to mourn when my mom lost her mind, and then her life, to dementia.
