Read Some Mother’s Day Tributes!

May 14, 2017

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A few weeks ago I asked Will You Write a Mother’s Day Tribute?. Many people took up the challenge and today I want to share some of them. I asked people to mark their Mother’s Day tributes with the hashtag #dearmom17, so what I list here are drawn from articles listed with that hashtag on Facebook and Twitter.

Dear Mom by Sam
A Letter to My Mother by Jeff
Entrusting Your Soul to a Faithful Creator by Kevin
A Mother’s Day Tribute by Tamara
Today We Talked About Stories by Dana
Mom by Annette
Rising Up to Call Her Blessed by Laura
A Letter to Mama by Mike
Happy Mother’s Day to My Mom, Who Now Loves Jesus by Jaimie
A Tribute to My Mom by Hope
Dear Mama by Annie
A Tribute to My Mom by Scott

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