I could be a good mother

I COULD BE A GOOD MOTHER.

📞 Hey friend, call your mom. I’ve been waiting to hear your voice again, mom. Today I learned I never will again. Where are the words for the loss of your mother? When the woman that gave you life breathes her last breath on this earth and you didn’t even get to say good bye? Deborah DeAnn, you were loved. 💕 You were the woman I wanted to be when I grew up. 🎤 Your voice belonged at the throne of God - you could sing as well as anyone in Nashville. 🌺 You were stunning & stylish. 🥘 ...

Eloise Margaret Wilkin, born Eloise Margaret Burns (March 30, 1904 – October 4, 1987), was an American illustrator. She was best known as an illustrator of Little Golden Books. Many of the picture books she illustrated have become classics of American children's literature.

When I wear my mother-of-nine badge, one question I frequently get is, “If you could change any parenting decision you ever made, what would it be?” (or some version of that question). Until recently, I never had a good answer. I’ve felt pretty good about the big-picture parenting philosophies we’ve

When I first became a mother I could really fathom what the "later" years would look like- couldn't imagine the way that relationships would grow and change. I guess I assumed that the further that got away from me and the ways I could directly provide for them, the further away we would feel from each other. Another testament to my poor imagination that I couldn't envision how good it could be.

@kenzie.jansen on Instagram: “My safe place, my first friend forever friend. She is humility and love. This photo makes me cry lol I love u mom”