To all the mothers of boys and to all the mothers of girls who can reverse the words in this quote. You can follow more of my quotes/articles Instagram Facebook  Medium Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn

To read more of my quotes: Follow me on Instagram @colleenorme  Facebook @Colleen Orme National Columnist On Medium @ColleenOrme Twitter E-mail: Colleen.Sheehy.Orme@gmail.com #womanresurrected

  I’m contributing pieces on Family Today and Medium. Follow me on social below. #WomanResurrected On Medium @ColleenOrme Follow me on Instagram @colleenorme  Facebook @Colleen Orme National Columnist #WomanResurrected E-mail: Colleen.Sheehy.Orme@gmail.com    

Motherhood is indescribable. A few well-chosen words just help us articulate it. But nothing can ever truly capture it.   Follow me on Facebook @Colleen Orme National Columnist (Photos Wordswag) Instagram @colleenorme Twitter @colleenorme E-mail: Colleen.Sheehy.Orme@gmail.com

When my two oldest were little I read an article about how we needed to spend one on one time with our kids. It was going to make them feel even more loved and yadda yadda. Ever the self-help junkie I set about doing just that. I put my oldest who was four-years-old at the time…

I lost my mom when I was just twenty-eight years old but rest assured if the chips are down my Catholic mother comes knocking. When I am overly stressed, confused, burdened, or lost I cling to her example. It might be daily mass, her favorite prayer, praying for a sign, or calling on the saints.…

I am in my friend’s floral shop. A young woman and her mother sit in the event consultation room. The girl excuses herself to use the restroom. Instead, she secretly tiptoes towards the counter and purchases flowers. She turns and bounces back towards the room – smile on face and flowers in hand.  It is…

My Catholic mother wanted to teach me about love. She wanted desperately to keep her marriage together. To show me an example of beautifully, in-love parents. When it became unabashedly clear that she could not… My mother taught me a different lesson about love. In some ways, an even more remarkable love. My Mother taught…

I remember at the very worst of my divorce stopping for a red light. Now, when I say the worst. I mean the War of the Roses, worst celebrity divorce, beleaguered, I don’t know how I will get out of bed this morning – DIVORCE. As I sat at that light, I thought “What a…

A single mother can bear the societal burden of being viewed as somehow not as adequate as a two-parent household. However, children of single mothers know better. They know the truth. It is not only a privilege to be raised by a single mom, but there are also many gifts that accompany it. The children…

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners