05/10/2026
Mother’s Day can be beautiful, and also complicated. Being a divorced working mom, some years I have my kids and some I don’t. And I don’t have the kind of relationship with my own mom that people usually picture when they think about this holiday. Loving from a distance has been the healthiest choice for me, even when it’s hard.
But becoming a mother changed my life in ways I can’t even fully explain. My children gave me purpose during some of the hardest seasons of my life. They gave me reasons to get out of bed and keep going, to be softer and stronger all at once. I will always be grateful that I get to be their mom. 🤍
Today I celebrate my own motherhood but also my wife. Their stepmom. She is the most patient and steady presence in their lives, and some days I think she knows them better than I do. I think stepmoms are so often overlooked because they quietly exist in the background, doing the everyday work of loving children they didn’t biologically create. But to me, good stepmoms deserve so much recognition. There is something incredibly beautiful about choosing to love, help raise, and support children simply because your heart made room for them.
Motherhood looks different for so many of us. Biological moms. Stepmoms. Moms grieving. Moms healing. Moms sharing custody. Moms doing their best through messy and complicated circumstances. If today feels joyful for you, I’m so glad. If today feels tender, you’re not alone in that either. 🤍
