With Mother's Day fast approaching, I thought it was a perfect time to dedicate an entire episode to my mother, Mildred J. Billups - the most talented story teller I have ever known. If you have a parent still with you, please talk to them about their life. Ask them questions. You never know how long they will be with you. Happy Mother's Day, Mama. I miss and love you.
Honorable Mentions
The Power of Sharing Our Families Stories
Generational Ties: Understanding Black Mothers and Their Adult Children
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This podcast is hosted by Mildred J. Mills. Mildred writes raw and poignant stories describing monumental highs and devastating lows as she takes her reader and listener on a journey of laughter and tears. Mildred survived a childhood of picking cotton on her strict, domineering father's farm and thrived in a male-dominant IT industry for forty years.
Mildred recently completed her manuscript, a memoir, Unbroken: My Journey of Defiance, Resilience, & Grace". You can be the first one to know when it is available for purchase by following her here.
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Have you been inspired by this Cotton Patch Moment? If so, Mildred encourages you to leave a review, comment, email and tell her about it! Also, share this episode with someone you love. You never know who needs to hear an inspiring word.
The music and sound effects for this episode came from Epidemic Sound, Soundstripe and/or Pixabay. Crackers In Soup is the audio editor and producer for this episode.
