by Beth Lueders | May 13, 2023 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Family, Perspective, Uncategorized
On my kitchen counter rests a framed silhouette of a woman above the words of Proverbs 31:25: “…she smiles at the future” (NASB). This gift from a friend reminds me of my mother. Despite ongoing life challenges—and in her last year losing most of her teeth to...
by Beth Lueders | Mar 11, 2021 | Blog Post, Family, Perspective
The dirty diapers, the 3 a.m. feedings, the unending laundry. Mom deserves more praise. The millions of meals cooked, the boo-boo kisses, the bedtime stories. As an unattributed quote reminds us, “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” If my mother...
by Beth Lueders | Jun 14, 2018 | Family
Dads deserve our thanks. If I could, I’d pick up my phone and call Dad right now. “Hey, Dad, do you remember feeding us as babies on the living room sofa? Which of us three kids kept you on your toes the most? Do you remember the time you . . .?” On and on I’d pepper...
by Beth Lueders | May 10, 2018 | Family
Letters from Mom are often simply priceless. Now days we’d add emails, posts, texts, and YouTube videos. Beyoncé’s mother wrote this note to her four daughters for Mother’s Day 2015, “I remember slumber parties after my divorce, when we watched old movies and ate a...
