A few years ago, cancer came into our family’s story and greedily tried to take the life of our 9-year-old daughter through leukemia. And although thankfully our daughter is now in remission, we learned first-hand that cancer is an extremely …
Bad Days, Not Bad Years
About three years ago, my husband and I decided to pack all of our belongings, sell everything that didn’t fit into our truck, and head to Nashville for a fresh start with our four-year-old daughter. We had been stuck in …
Waterlogged Soul Care
Do you remember being little and playing too long in the bathtub to the point where your skin would start to wrinkle? My mama would always remind me that once the skin got ‘pruney’ it was time to get outta …
Setting Stories Free
My mom dressed me in cream-colored tights and a brand new cream-colored dress for my first day of kindergarten. I whined about having to wear tights, but my mom got her way that day. It was a new school, a …
I Cried Today
Audra Powers from MOPS International on Vimeo. Audra Powers is a stay-at-home mom to her two young children in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She’s a writer, fitness instructor and loves to brunch with girlfriends. You can follow her adventures in …
Tell the Untold Stories
“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.” – Zora Neale Hurston During the 75th Golden Globes Awards this year, Oprah Winfrey received the Cecil B. de Mille award for outstanding achievement in …
MOPS Black History Voices from Mothers of Color- Part 2
Black History Month is annual month long event in February that has been in place since 1976. The focus is to set aside time to observe significant accomplishments of African Americans in the USA. Here are a few collective voices …
Weaving a Tapestry of Hope
Black History Month has special moments in various phases of my children’s lives. Now that I have teen and adult children, the stories and lessons we discuss today are different than the ones we had when they were in elementary …
Tiffany: A MOPS Story
Jenn and I always spend time in her minivan after our monthly MOPS meeting, processing how the meeting went, dreaming about what we’ll do next, and challenge ourselves with the spiritual development of the mamas in our group. We call …
A MOPS Story: Dawn
Dawn almost gave up. No one knew the internal struggle she faced for years. The community and love that MOPS offered helped her through an eating disorder, a debilitating depression and an intent to self-harm. You can be the one to …
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