by Mary Ellen Collins Ponder the location where you will meet with your group. One of the first ideas people will present to me is to meet at a coffee shop. While this is a great place to socialize, it is public. It does not afford the privacy to share...
by Marisa Saenz What happens to you when life takes a turn for the worse? I, personally, get emotional. Most of the time, I have difficulty communicating effectively. Of course, who can? It’s times like these that most people are concentrated on surviving the hour or day. Sometimes just eating...
by Dottie Menkhaus Occasionally I will take a moment and stare at myself in a mirror and smile. It has nothing to do with vanity. Sometimes when I catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror, I see my mother. As time marches on, I start to see the same...
By Cestiny Crowther When you grow up in a mess, you tend to be a mess, attract messes, carry a mess around with you and cater to thoughts that are a mess. I remember when I started to write this, I was very angry with being compared to other women...
By Mary Ellen Collins Step 3 – Telling Your Story Go here for Step 1 and Step 2 We each have a story to tell. Our life’s experience – our book—so many chapters. Think about your story and how you would share it with someone else. Telling your story takes...
By Marisa Saenz “How can you be so bold to help others when you have so many issues yourself?”, says the critical voice inside my head. Lately, I have had a difficult time with motivation. Whenever I start a project, whether it’s going to the store, reading of favorite book,...
By Mary Ellen Collins Many of you are considering whether or not you might want your motherless daughters group to be faith-based. When the Motherless Daughters Ministry began, I did not realize how important it could be to have a strong guiding philosophy and principles to guide the ministry. There...
By: Mary Ellen Collins Interested in gathering a group of motherless daughters together? Would you like the support of others who have walked in your shoes? I started the Motherless Daughters Ministry in the year 2000. It has become a 501(c)(3) and is an internationally known support for women who...
By Cestiny Crowther Typically, when I write, my words are related to something I am feeling or thinking. Other times, they are related to how someone expressed their feelings to me. This particular poem is my reaction to a friend who swore to me that he was already too far...
By Mary Ellen Collins Today we celebrate fathers. Fathers play a key role in the psychological development of their daughters from the moment they are born and on into womanhood. For example, fathers teach their daughters how to relate to men. Fathers help their daughters develop a strong and positive...
