#31Mothers: Stephanie

by Saralyn Ward | May 4, 2017 | Blog

    I was 27 weeks pregnant when I went into labor. My husband’s mother had come to stay with us the day the cramping began to get serious. It had been coming and going for days… finally it got so bad that I just stayed in bed. It was the 17th at bedtime when I...

#31Mothers: Candice

by Saralyn Ward | May 3, 2017 | Blog

“Empowering mothers – women – is not just about starting businesses. It’s about making sure they find their power, and when times get hard, they know how to push through it. We built this civilization, and if we ain’t right, nobody gonna...

#31Mothers: Daisy

by Saralyn Ward | May 2, 2017 | Blog

    Me and my husband were travelers. We decided to travel from California up to Oregon, backdown through to Colorado. We made it here, no problem, were here for awhile…it started getting rough, so we decided we wanted to leave. We got bikes and trailers and...

#31Mothers: Carrie

by Saralyn Ward | May 1, 2017 | Blog

  After I had my first child and my 12 weeks of maternity leave were over, I was ready to go back to work. I ran to the stores and bought dresses in larger sizes, still not back to my original weight. I got my hair cut. I bought new shoes. I was ready. And then I...

#31mothers

by Saralyn Ward | Apr 30, 2017 | Blog

Tomorrow is the kickoff to the #31mothers project.  Each day in the month of May will feature a different woman’s story, told in her own words.  I couldn’t be more honored to share the stories of these mamas with you. Motherhood is an amazing opportunity...