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The Other Mothers in the Village

“A child born to another woman calls me mommy. The magnitude of that tragedy and the depth of that privilege are not lost on me.”                                                                              -Jody Landers Another parent-teacher conference ended with the stars twinkling in the night sky, and me scuttling to my Saturn in a nearly empty school parking lot. Invariably, the […]

The Other Mother: A Tribute to Foster Mothers, Adoptive Mothers , Stepmothers and Stand in the Gap Mothers

Late into the night, Marjorie Nagel writes in a journal listing feeding and sleeping schedules, as well as cuddle times.  She has done this for each of the eighty-two babies that Marjorie has fostered.  A diary of the daily love and care they received intermingles with the frequent photos Marjorie snaps and labels.  Of course, […]