{"id":1264,"date":"2012-05-08T19:00:54","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T23:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/smalltownamerica\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2012-05-08T11:54:09","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T15:54:09","slug":"8-qualities-of-a-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/smalltownamerica\/2012\/05\/8-qualities-of-a-mother.html","title":{"rendered":"10 Qualities of a Good Mother"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1. A mom will always be there for her children, even when they are grown.<\/p>\n<p>2. A mom thinks about her children long after they have &#8220;flown the nest&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>3. A mom supports her children&#8217;s dreams, even when they seem impossible.<\/p>\n<p>4. A mom loves her children in a way they will never understand until they have their own.<\/p>\n<p>5. A mom will defend her children against the world.<\/p>\n<p>6. A mom will take a bullet, catch a hand grenade, step in front of a train and ask God to take her instead of her child.<\/p>\n<p>7. A mom wil always go the extra mile when it comes to her children; cupcakes for the baseball team or helping build a birdhouse.<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0A mom will fix scraped\u00a0 knees, kiss away tears and try to mend broken hearts.<\/p>\n<p>9. A mom will love her children even when they hurt and neglect her.<\/p>\n<p>10. A mom will love her children &#8216;to the moon and back&#8217; and more.\u00a0 They love with an unconditional love, much like God does.\u00a0 We may not approve of what they do, or who they see, but our love is constant.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. A mom will always be there for her children, even when they are grown. 2. A mom thinks about her children long after they have &#8220;flown the nest&#8221;. 3. A mom supports her children&#8217;s dreams, even when they seem impossible. 4. 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