To All the Moms Here, Angels, and Becoming.✨

Mother’s Day is a lot. It’s not just flowers and curated posts. It’s love, loss, longing, becoming, breaking, building, remembering.

It’s for the moms you miss. The ones you have. The ones you’re trying to become. The ones you chose. And the ones who mother you just because they love you. It’s messy and beautiful and sometimes hard as fuck.

So this one’s for all of you.

For me, today holds a mix of gratitude and that familiar twinge of missing my mom. I lost her to cancer 11 years ago, and even though time has softened the edges, days like this still bring the missing part front and center. In a big way. Especially when everyone is screaming at each other, don’t forget to call your mom, or all the cards on the shelves, and the endless flower stands. Trust me, I’d give anything to hear her voice. Some days I still catch myself reaching for the phone. That kind of love doesn’t fade. Ever. It lives in me.

Mother’s Day is complicated. And can be so triggering. It’s not just brunch and tulips. It’s grief and gratitude. It’s joy and heartbreak. It’s the ache of loss woven into the fabric of pure love. It’s honoring the woman who raised you, and holding space for the many ways motherhood shows up in this world.

For My Mom✨🪽🦋

She was everything. My anchor, my soft place to land, my fiercest protector, my best audience. She could light up a room and cut through nonsense in one breath. She raised me with humor, resilience, and the kind of love that still beams through every part of my life. I miss her deeply, and I carry her with me every second of every day.

For Those Who Are Missing Their Moms🫶🏽🤍

If today hurts, you’re not alone. Maybe it’s been years. Maybe it’s brand new. Either way, I see you. Grief is a long, winding road, and some days it sneaks up out of nowhere. Be gentle with yourself today. Cry, laugh, hide under a blanket, toast to her memory. However you show up it’s enough. Its ok.

For the Ones Becoming✨

To the women still on the journey to motherhood, whether you’re trying, hoping, waiting, grieving, I’m sending you love. You’re already carrying so much strength. This day might feel like it belongs to someone else, but it belongs to you too. You matter. Your story matters. And you’re not alone.

For the Stepmoms, Aunties, and Bonus Moms🩶💫

You’re doing the quiet, powerful work of love. You might not get the title or the Hallmark card, but you’re showing up with heart and presence. That counts. Big time. You’re part of what makes this day matter.

For the Furry Baby Moms🐶🐱

Look, I know he’s got four legs, but Amigo made me a mom in a whole new way. He’s taught me patience, unconditional love, and reminds me the importance of play. It’s messy, hilarious, deeply deeply filled with love, and it’s real. Dog moms, I see you too.

And to My Sisters and My Chosen Sisters👑

I’m endlessly grateful for the women in my life who show up with fierce love, hilarious group texts, wisdom when I need it, and the kind of honesty that keeps me grounded and safe. My sisters by birth, and my sisters by choice, hold a space that’s sacred one of deep connection, shared history, and unconditional support. They’ve helped me laugh through loss, celebrate the little wins, and keep my heart open. I’m better because of them. And today, I celebrate them too.

So whatever this day brings, whether you’re wrapped in joy or holding it together with quiet strength, I see you.

Mother’s Day carries weight. It stirs the softest parts of us. It reminds us who we’ve loved, who we’ve lost, what we’ve longed for, and who we’ve become in the process.

To every woman carrying love in her bones, whether for a child, a dream, a memory, or a life she’s still building, this day is yours too.

You are not invisible. You are not forgotten. You are part of something fierce, sacred, and unbreakable.

I’m sending love to every corner of your story. And in case no one’s said it today. I’m proud of you.

(Amigo is too, c with dramatic sighs and tail wags.)

Thank you for reading and allowing me share my heart. If this spoke to you, feel free to send it to someone who might need a little extra love today. And whether you’re celebrating or simply getting through, I’m right there with you.

With love and light always,

Teri

Forever my angel.✨

..thank you for saving me. 🫶🏽✨