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Mother Letters: Sharing the Mess and Glory

by Amber C Haines  •   Jul 18, 2012  •   0 Comments  •  
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Mother Letters is art in the form of stories, letters and photos from many hearts to yours. Words and images heard and understood in the soul, now articulated about every stage of motherhood.

Mothers are curators.
These letters are about capturing the messy, glorious masterpieces that you are creating. God-Art is in the person and the stories lived there.

Find joy and comfort in this collection. Feel strengthened, empowered. It’s a mosaic of authentic life, a living poem. Together, we are encouraged.

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Dear Mother,

I am writing to encourage you and I’m praying that my words encourage me. I’m just a mom, like you, with three young children. Except we spend a lot of time in the emergency room and making scenes at Walmart.

I don’t know if I have any profound wisdom or life-­‐changing advice. (Because frankly, while I’m typing this, my toddler is applying diaper rash cream to her hair. And my arm.)

But I will tell you what I know today:

I know that God chose me to mother my kids.

I know He sustains me, grants me wisdom, and forgives the parenting mistakes I make.

I know that the Spaghetti-o stain will never come out of my rug.

I know that this is what it’s all about. This messy house. This day. This moment.

I know that  if I wait for it to get better, for my kids to get older, for my gourmet-­‐chef-­‐gene to kick in, I will miss it all. And  I know that I don’t  want to miss a second of it.

– Kristen Welch

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Mothers Letters is a collection of letters written by mothers for mothers. Curated by Amber and Seth Haines in partnership with Squee!, it’s for every mama who needs to know she’s not the only one. Read the complete story behind Mother Letters and get the ebook here.

By: Amber, The RunaMuck

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