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I Am Thankful… – A Mother’s Letter by Alison LaFerlita

by Kate Fineske November 25, 2013

Every year I find myself placing more and more emphasis on teaching my children the importance of expressing thanks and gratitude. Today, Alison LaFerlita is doing just that in a letter to her boys. By sharing her own thanks-givings, she hopes to communicate the importance of showing gratitude for what you DO have. Alison—a mother [...]

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My Own Family Dinner Project

by Kate Fineske November 11, 2013

On Wednesday, November 13th the National Association of Mothers’ Centers will be hosting a webinar entitled: Connect with your Family… One Meal at a Time presented by John Sarrouf, director of The Family Dinner Project. To help highlight the event we are sharing a family dinner story from Grace—a social worker and Family Dinner Project [...]

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Mothers in the Workforce – An Interview with Melanie Denzer

by Kate Fineske November 7, 2013

Every family, every parent, every mother has different experiences, different career aspirations and different ways in which they prioritize their time. To help recognize and commend these differences, we are highlighting the lives of mothers in the workforce by asking our members questions exploring: What led them to stay active in their careers What support [...]

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Thriving and Finding Happiness – A Mother’s Letter by Linda Juergens

by Kate Fineske October 17, 2013

I continue to learn from my parenting and life experiences every year, in hopes of pocketing my wisdom to share with my own children. Today’s guest—Linda Juergens—is doing just that on Mothers Central. She is offering her collected knowledge to her own grandchildren. Linda recently retired after working 26 years for the NAMC (including 13 [...]

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Creating a Positive Experience for Yourself as a Parent Volunteer

by Kate Fineske October 14, 2013

Photo courtesy of © Dreamstime Agency | Dreamstime Stock Photos Have you ever felt forced into volunteering your time out of fear, guilt or pressure? I have. In fact, not too long ago I chose to step down from a leadership role in an organization I had spent years donating my time and energy towards. [...]

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Mothers in the Workforce – An Interview with Kate Mahoney

by Kate Fineske October 10, 2013

The other day after concluding a presentation to a large group of mothers, an acquaintance came up to tell me what a great job I did. Just before walking away she added: “I don’t know how you do it all—between raising three kids, your responsibilities as an NAMC Staff member and adjunct college instructor, and [...]

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Placing Value in Yourself – Announcing the Arrival of a New NAMC Website!

by Kate Fineske October 3, 2013

This past week I spent hours going through my kids’ closets… Digging out the halter tops and shorts Determining which outfits no-longer seemed to fit Making lengthy lists of what they need as the seasons change This is a ritual that I perform (at the very least) 2 times each year. As a mother to [...]

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Researching Motherhood: The Faces of Mothers’ Center featuring Jan deQuillfeldt

by Kate Fineske September 30, 2013

We inadvertently become researchers of life and motherhood when we study our own as well as other mothers’ experiences and journeys. This is the concept behind our monthly Faces of Mothers’ Center series featuring interviews with different Mothers’ Center members across the nation. Today we are excited to introduce you to Jan deQuillfeldt, a longtime [...]

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Researching Motherhood: The Faces of Mothers’ Center featuring Alison La Ferlita

by Kate Fineske September 5, 2013

~We inadvertently become researchers of life and motherhood when we study our own as well as other mothers’ experiences and journeys. This idea was the concept behind our Summer MC Voices Spotlight Series on Mothers Central. This fall we’ve decided to continue the series by interviewing our Mothers’ Center group members and leaders across the [...]

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Great Expectations (A Mothers’ Day Story)

by Kate Fineske May 9, 2013

~ “Come on, it’s Mothers’ Day. Please? Can you NOT argue?” (I heard myself say for what felt like the millionth time to my children.) It was May 8th, 2010 (Mothers’ Day three years earlier) and I was trying with all my might to replace the downward turn of my frown with the upward movement [...]

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