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‘My Mom Still Waves Goodbye to Me. She Still Makes Me Meals When I Visit. A Mom-Heart Doesn’t Change Just Because Her Kids Are...

"A mom-heart doesn’t change just because her kids are adults. And no one can ever take that spot in a child’s heart... grown or not. As I’ve gotten older, my mom still does the same motherly things she’s always done, now for me and my babies. She still stands outside, rain or shine, and waves goodbye as we leave."

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“‘Let Me Know if You Need Anything’ Is Not Sufficient. Show Up. Get Your Hands Dirty”: Mom Urges You to ‘Stand in the Gap’ for Your Neighbors

“Remember your grandmommas? They showed up on door steps with casseroles and side dishes and they stood at sinks that weren’t theirs and they washed dishes.

They stood in gaps.

Remember your momma? The same casserole she made a thousand times in her kitchen? She would let you stir and you would chat and now you know that recipe backwards and forwards. It would sit on your lap in the car – the heat radiating down your legs. She would drop it off and come back to the car and –

That was her – standing in a gap.

I need you to remember that we need to do that, too. “Let me know if you need anything,” is not sufficient. Show up. Get your hands dirty.

Stand in a gap.

And if you live far away, send a gift card. Or send plastic plates and forks via Amazon.

If your neighbor is experiencing a loss, or a new neighbor is moving in, or if a neighbor lost a job or a baby or a husband –

Stand in the gap.

This is how we walk each other back home.

xoxo, B.”

**This post was written by Rebecca Cooper and originally appeared on her Facebook page. See more from Rebecca here!

‘My Mom Still Waves Goodbye to Me. She Still Makes Me Meals When I Visit. A Mom-Heart Doesn’t Change Just Because Her Kids Are...

"A mom-heart doesn’t change just because her kids are adults. And no one can ever take that spot in a child’s heart... grown or not. As I’ve gotten older, my mom still does the same motherly things she’s always done, now for me and my babies. She still stands outside, rain or shine, and waves goodbye as we leave."

15 Bible Verses About How to Love Others Well

We love because He first loved us. (1 John 4:19)

My Worst Nightmare—What If I Accidentally Raise the Bully?

I was raising my own worst nightmare. Smack dab in the middle of my brood of five kids, was a charismatic, sassy, leggy, blonde, dance-y, athletic girl oozing confidence...