Mothers in the eye of the storm

I see a lot of mothers in my work and I am constantly amazed and humbled by how much we feel and do and hold. Just this week I met a mother with a two week old baby, spent time with my own 80 year old mother, spoke to a postpartum mother suffering from bi-polar disorder, and comforted a mother who is grieving the tragic loss of a child. I myself will be joining the caravan of teary parents dropping their first child at college at the end of the month.