Meta Herrick Carlson

a prayer for the unseen and often emotional labor mothers do for their children

A Blessing for Emotional Labor

By Meta Herrick Carlson / February 15, 2023

If they only knew that your love for them hums along in quiet work they cannot see, in love that is relentless, monotonous and nocturnal, hidden in acts of service that guard and keep. Perhaps they do not care how fully you care until the good order they take for granted is missing in action.…

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blessing first phone

A Blessing For Their First Phone

By Meta Herrick Carlson / January 25, 2023

The device contains a universe of things and also nothing of any importance. May it be a tool you own and use so that it does not own and use you. May it offer connection to what is real rather than escape from what matters. May it be the last place you look for validation…

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