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In her chapter in Stories of Resistance, Jerletha McDonald shares the following:

My grandmother exclaimed. 'You must walk in your greatness! Don’t you know God gave you everything you need to be great?

I have never forgotten those words from my grandmother. Those powerful words have cultivated me into the woman I am today. Despite my grandmother being my main caregiver, I also adopted my mother’s perseverance and resilience. While my grandmother instilled a tenacity and willingness to overcome adversity in my life, my mother exemplified survival and hustle. I learned early that I was meant for bigger things that required my obedience. Both my grandmother and mother instilled fundamentals that contributed to the leader I am today. My life was blessed because of both of these women.

As mothers are celebrated this weekend, may you be blessed with loving mother figures in your lives, deep healing if the mothering you received did not meet your needs, and the capacity to offer motherly love to others.

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