She Mothered Me Without Being Asked

Black Mother's Day card by Aisha Monroe

Inside the card

Not everyone who mothers you gave birth to you. Some women just see you — really see you — and make a choice, quiet but powerful, to pour into you like you belong to them. That's what you did for me. You spoke life over me when I was running low. You showed up, no hesitation, no conditions. Happy Mother's Day to the woman who mothered my spirit and never once made me feel like I had to earn it.

Tags: mothers-day, like a mother, mentor, modern, black culture, chosen