4 NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHER
12 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
16 DEAR ANNIE- ADVISORY COLUMN
26 EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
28 KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS
30 MOM SUPPORT CORNER
32 CULTIVATING THE LOVE FOR LEARNING
36 LIVING LIFE WITH A TOUCH OF HUMOR
MAY 2026
PUBLISHER JOHNNY TAN
EDITOR AMB. DR. RANDI D. WARD
DESIGNER JESSICA TRIPPE
CONTRIBUTORS
MARLENE RATLEDGE BUCHANAN
JESSYKA COULTER CATHI CUREN ALYSIA LYONS JACKIE MCNAIR ANN PAPAYOTI DENISE DENTON THIERY
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CONTENTS
4 NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHER
A Mother’ s Day Special Moms Leaving a Legacy of Love!
12 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Bond of Love: Lasting Impact of a Mother’ s Love
16 DEAR ANNIE- ADVISORY COLUMN
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MAMAS FOR BUILDING A BETTER WORLD |
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ANYTHING GOES WITH MAMA MARLENE |
Happy? Birthday To Me. |
26 EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
Reflecting On My Motherhood Journey
28 KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATIONS
Mom, Shower Yourself with Gifts!
30 MOM SUPPORT CORNER
The Love Kids Feel When Mom
Isn’ t Running on Empty
32 CULTIVATING THE LOVE FOR LEARNING
Could You Make It an ENTIRE
Day Without Reading?
36 LIVING LIFE WITH A TOUCH OF HUMOR
Mom Was a Stripper?
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