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So God made a mother, tender, proud, strong, faithful, known, beautiful, worthy, & unforgettable--just like you, Leslie Means

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So God made a mother

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Leslie Means

tender, proud, strong, faithful, known, beautiful, worthy, & unforgettable--just like you

When God made a mother, He had you in mind. Are you a mother? Do you have a mother? Do you know a mother? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, So God Made a Mother is for you. Join Leslie Means, founder of the popular website Her View From Home, as she weaves together a powerful, emotional collection of essays from women of all ages and stages. These real-life, straight-to-the-heart stories will make you laugh, cry, and nod along. No two mothers are alike. No two experiences in motherhood mirror each other. But something powerful happens when our stories come together: they speak love, worth, value, and beauty. They take the undefinable experience of motherhood and give it shape and substance and strength. They speak to us all. So God Made a Mother promises to show you the incomparable heart of a mother...a mother just like you

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part 1: So God Made a Mother Tender -- The Shed -- I'll Love Every Version of You -- I Wait Outside My Teenager's Bedroom Door -- The Bittersweet Last Baby -- You Don't Have to Live like You're Dying -- I Want My Kids to See the Good -- Our Rainbow Baby Healed My Broken Heart -- I'm Still Learning to Let Go -- The Ache -- We're Holding On to Love -- My Mother's Gone, but I Still Need Her -- As You Grow, My Love Remains -- Part 2: So God Made a Mother Proud -- The No -- Parenting a Wild Child Is Worth It AllDear Daughter, You Are More than Your Body -- I Loved Them before I Knew Their Names -- Following My Child's Lead -- To My Rule-Following Firstborn -- The Acid-Washed Epiphany -- The Hellos and Goodbyes Are Hard Every Time -- Part 3: So God Made a Mother Known -- The Look -- I'm Holding My Dreams in My Arms -- Love Is Born in the Waiting -- The Things They Don't Tell You -- As a Mom of Four Black Sons, This Is What I Pray -- The Sting of Invisible Paper Cuts -- Yes, Angels Ride the Bus -- I Met My Dad after He Died -- The Mushroom -- Part 4: So God Made a Mother Strong -- The Lost BoyMothers Are Made in the Trenches -- I Wasn't Ready -- When Motherhood Looks Different from What You Planned -- I Want to Fight Your Battles for You-but I Won't -- I Wasn't Supposed to Do This -- Reaching for God in the Dark -- Beyond the Picket Fence -- The Little Left-Behinds -- Grief Is like Crocs -- The Gospel of the Bathroom Floor -- Part 5: So God Made a Mother Feel like Home -- The Kitchen -- Did I Love You Enough? -- Braiding My Own Umbilical Cord -- How She Made Me Feel -- The Mom Imposter -- I Am Where My Children Fit -- Home Is Wherever I'm with You -- You Are My KeepsakePart 6: So God Made a Mother Faithful -- The Pew -- Can You Stay with Me Tonight? -- When God Whispers -- His Widow, Their Mother -- Mothering a Child with Anxiety -- The Power of a Legacy -- Why Us? -- I Pray for My Children -- Part 7: So God Made a Mother Worthy -- The Love -- I Don't Do It All, and You Don't Have to Either -- The Unseen Work You're Doing Matters -- A Mother Has Many Sides -- The Greatest Gift I Give My Children Is Love -- My Path to Motherhood Didn't Look like I Planned -- Me before Motherhood -- Running from God -- Motherhood Terrified MeI Pray the World Doesn't Change Her -- The Story I Didn't Want to Tell -- Part 8: So God Made a Mother Unforgettable -- The Dishes -- Crying in the Cereal Aisle Again -- Dear Mother-In-Law, I Wish You Were Still Here -- The Little Blue Stool -- Tell the Story of Your Imperfect Family -- Defining Moments -- If God Calls Me Home -- Thank You, Mr. Pete -- Words and Wings -- A Mother Never Really Dies -- She Learned That from Her Mother -- Mothers Know When to Round Up -- Part 9: So God Made a Mother Beautiful -- The Sheets -- My Metaphysical Pre-pregnancy Jeans -- I Will Always Remember Your Baby

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