05/10/2026
Motherās Day can be beautiful and joyful, but for many women it can also hold grief, longing, heartache, or loss. Some women long for children, some have lost children, some are estranged from their children, and some are deeply missing their own mother today.
Thatās why I love this reminder from Captivating by John & Stasi Eldredge:
āAll women are not mothers, but all women are called to mother.ā
Women bring life in so many ways ā through nurturing, encouraging, mentoring, praying, loving, creating, serving, and caring for others. A womanās worth is not determined by whether she has physically borne a child.
I especially love Genesis 3:20:
āNow the man called his wifeās name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.ā
Eve was called āmotherā before she ever bore her first child. What a beautiful reminder that motherhood is bigger than biology alone.
So this Motherās Day, letās honor ALL women ā the mothers, spiritual mothers, nurturers, mentors, caretakers, those grieving, those waiting, and those faithfully pouring into others every day.
Happy Motherās Day to ALL women. You are seen, valued, and deeply loved. š¤
