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  1. To those who gave birth this year to their first child—we celebrate with you.
  2. To those who lost a child this year—we mourn with you.
  3. To those who are in the trenches with little ones every day and wear the badge of food stains—we appreciate you.
  4. To those who experienced loss through miscarriage, failed adoptions, or running away—we mourn with you.
  5. To those who walk the hard path of infertility, fraught with pokes, prods, tears, and disappointment—we walk with you.
  6. To those who are foster moms, mentor moms, and spiritual moms—we need you.
  7. To those who have warm and close relationships with your children—we celebrate with you.
  8. To those who have disappointment, heartache, and distance from your children—we sit with you.
  9. To those who lost their mothers this year—we grieve with you.
  10. To those who are stepparents—we walk with you on these complex paths.
  11. To those who envisioned lavishing love on grandchildren, yet that dream is not to be, we grieve with you.
  12. To those who will have emptier nests in the upcoming year—we grieve and rejoice with you.
  13. To those who placed children for adoption—we commend you for your selflessness and remember how you hold that child in your heart.
  14. And to those who are pregnant with new life, both expected and surprising—we anticipate with you.