I've been blessed to have had a tribe of strong women who have encircled, nurtured, inspired, taught and mothered me throughout my life. When I was a young child, they held my hand (and when needed, paddled my rear); as a teen, they guided me through the difficult years and affirmed me; as a young adult, they helped me learn to love the woman in the mirror and as an adult, they stand alongside me speaking life to me (Titus 2: 3 – 5). One was, of course, my Mom, another was my grandmother, other aunts, older cousins and the family who became family not by blood or marriage but through friendships with the matriarchs of my family. Now, its’ my turn to mother. I mother the one the Divine allowed me to carry for 9 LONG months, another who came to us when he 'adopted' us and more who were added to our tribe through mentorship. What about you? Who has mothered you and who are you mothering? You are their legacy and they are yours. Although we can, and should, celebrate it every day of the week, this weekend, we shout our appreciation through the streets, over the airways and across the web. Mothering is so much more than being an agent of biology, it is sacrificing, guiding and loving. Happy Mother’s Day to all those who have birthed and breathed life, joy, love, peace and contentment in the life of others. Blessings, Rev. Antoinette
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AuthorRev. Antoinette Gatewood-Sykes, Inspirational Speaker Archives
May 2019
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