Janell Burley Hofmann | writings. inspirations.

write

to tell my story
move

to know my strength
nature

to be humbled, for clarity
love

to have connections deep and true
mother

to let my heart burst open and overflow

January 11, 2013

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My Daughter,
My Teacher
“She is my vulnerability, walking outside my body, all tender and true.”

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January 4, 2013

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the iPhone Contract – “See the world happening around you. Stare out a window. Wonder without googling.”

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October 16, 2012

“And I know that motherhood, with its great push and pull, rooted and tangled up in every inch of my heart, will always guide me.”

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October 15, 2012

“You, my child, were not born to face the world, but to hold it in your hands.”

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October 14, 2012

“Stronger and wiser than yesterday, we march, we hold on, together”

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October 13, 2012

“I suddenly see the value here, a chance at glory, a chance at heartbreak, each requiring the art of grace.”

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October 12, 2012

“We are crossing over. You are my baby. But I cannot carry you now.”

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October 11, 2012

“I feel their life, their essence, pulse so strongly through me that I fight the urge to let gratitude bring me to my knees.”

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