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She was focused on her son’s college graduation ceremony; he was focused on beginning life as an adult and protecting those he loved.
Was there any way she could close the gap that separated them?
In this excerpt from Daily Guideposts, our annual collection of uplifting devotions, Patty Kirk shares an inspiring Thanksgiving memory.
He was certain that his approach to parenting differed greatly from his father's, but they were more alike than he knew.
Could this conservative Christian mother come to terms with the fact that her daughter was a lesbian?
A mom sends up a prayer of thanks when her son gets home safely.
Nyon Smith shares how, on becoming a parent himself, he became closer to his own father, who tended to be career-focused when Nyon was growing up, and learned lessons on parenting from his dad.
Susan Salomone uses what happened to her son to help end the stigma associated with addiction
As Hurricane Irma bore down on her son’s family in Florida, a mother finds spiritual refuge.
A devout Catholic, she worried when her adult son declared himself an atheist. But then he attended a family quinceañera.
Sometimes the greatest gift you can give someone is your time. That was my 30-year-old son’s gift to me.
Mother's Day isn't exclusively to mothers, but to those who are proactive in the responsibility of "mothering".
Years after his mother's death, one Guideposts staffer discovers a beautiful reminder of her love—and her sense of humor.
Carmen Escamilla had long dreamed of her children growing up to be well-educated, prosperous professionals. Her son Cande tried to accomodate her wishes by going to law school—until the day he decided to pursue another path.
As a daughter struggles with a life-threatening illness, a mother hands her battered heart to God.