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To My Mother-in-Law: I Was Wrong
You always stole my thunder. You gave them everything they wanted. You never said no when they asked for anything: a second helping of dessert; candy before dinner; a few more minutes in the bath; or money for the ice … Continue reading
Value in Loss
My Mom was a person who valued people and time. She valued the relationships she had with others with respect, respectful honesty, thoughtfulness, insight, intelligence, humor and love. Some people may say that one sees something “very black and white”. … Continue reading
Posted in Daughter, Inspirational, Mother, Women
Tagged cancer, herstory, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, inspiring women, Jenn Schneider, Mother, volunteer
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Kayla Mueller : The Daughter that Every Mother Hopes She is Raising
Kayla Mueller had been held hostage by the Islamic State since 2013. She was kidnapped while leaving a Doctor’s Without Borders hospital in Aleppo, Syria on August 4th – just 10 days shy of her 25th birthday. She was working … Continue reading
And, I am an African.
Over the years, I have taken up a new identity. I have embraced a wide and broad title. A title which sometimes feels bigger than I am, but one which nonetheless I am carrying with the utmost pride and dignity. Now, I … Continue reading
The Gift of Sally Ride’s Secret
I stayed up until 4 a.m. last night reading Lynn Sherr’s biography, Sally Ride: America’s First Woman in Space, an unwise choice, given my schedule for today. Now, I’m sitting on my flight home to Seattle from NYC, where I … Continue reading
The Gift of Life
“They said it’s cancer,” my mom said on the other end of the line. I got up from the table where I was playing ‘Princesses’ with the little girls I was babysitting and paced the hallway. “Oh?” I said, trying to … Continue reading
Why I Wear My Mother’s Robe
My mother died four years ago. Every morning I wake up, and without thinking I put on her robe. Of all the precious things she gave me; a sense of humor, a love of Mondays, her favorite ring and her … Continue reading
Posted in Daughter, Inspirational, Mother, Wife, Women
Tagged Alzheimer, cancer mom, herstory, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, Michelle Frost, Resilency Coach
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How Maya Angelou Inspired Me to Write
I was seventeen and at my best friend’s house for her seventeenth birthday party. Despite being really good friends I couldn’t bring myself to share with her what had happened to me when I was aged seven, such was the … Continue reading
5 Inspiring Women of 2014 – Or Is That 6 with 2 at the International Space Station
Samantha Cristoforetti was born in Milan in 1977 and has spent her life pursuing what, at times, may have seemed like an impossible dream. After being one of the first women to apply when the Italian air force opened to … Continue reading
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Tagged activist, Dr Stella Ameyo Adadevoh, education, Elena Serova, herstory, humanitarian, inspiration, Inspired by my mom, inspiring story, International Space Station, Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize, Samantha Cristoforetti, Sister Lucy Kurien, Tuğçe Albayrak, Violence against women, women of 2014
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