3 ridiculous ways to celebrate motherhood
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Author Jill Baughan learned motherhood can be celebrated in lots of unconventional ways. This Mother's Day, it's good to know sometimes it's the ridiculous things we never forget.
Say, "Yes," to making impromptu "movies" for posterity. (Or just for fun!) Or maybe, like I did once, you could say, "Yes," to an adventure in yucky weather. And that priceless memory is always God’s gentle reminder that He made this day and provided all the opportunities for joy in it — no matter how small, no matter how goofy-looking — and that I should embrace them for all they’re worth. Which is quite a lot. But celebrating motherhood in joyful, unconventional ways just might be highly underrated, because experiencing the absurd together has the power to create lasting memories and spawn all kinds of delight. Jill Baughan is an author, speaker and podcaster. Her latest is "No Matter What: 90 Devotions for Experiencing Unexpected Joy in Tough Times."
Here are just three ways you might do that … if you dare, you rebel, you.
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