Hollywood’s Hardest-Working Moms (source: Forbes.com)

For women in entertainment, no role or album is tougher–or can garner more attention–than raising kids. Madonna just ended one of the most lucrative years in her career. In 2008, she sold close to 1 million albums in the U.S., grossed $105 million on tour and inked several endorsement deals. But the public only has ears for one thing: Mercy James. Click here to read full story

Mom’s Duties Prime Nancy Pelosi For Leadership (source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review)

As House speaker, she is arguably the most powerful woman on the planet and the only woman ever to be second in line for the presidency. She learned the basics of running the show as a stay-at-home mom who had five children in six years. “Never underestimate what happens in a home,” Pelosi tells two Tribune-Review reporters and two editors. “All the discipline, diplomacy, sense of organization … I learned it all there.” Click here to read full story

MP Definition by Trish Parkhill (Pittsburgh, PA)

Advertising * Mother of 2

The ability to stop tears in their tracks with one look. The strength to hold back a curse word even when no other word can better convey your emotion. The will to drag yourself out of bed when you’re sicker than sick because you’re no longer just taking care of yourself. The intelligence to decipher a language not available to learn in any written form. The capacity to wipe someone else’s butt while simultaneously thinking you are the luckiest woman live. The humbleness in allowing yourself to weep every time your child does something new and magnificent. The super human force and extreme lengths you’d go to save your child from harm. That is mommy power.

MP Definition by Chelsea Flagg (Boulder, CO)

Corporate Event Planner (Expecting Mother)

I’ve always heard people talking about their motherly intuition and just knowing what their children need. As an outsider, this seemed ridiculous to me. I was sure this was just something that somebody said once as a joke and it caught on. There’s no way you can truly be that intuitive, right?

And then it happened. I was weeks away from my next period, but I knew without a doubt that my baby was coming. I couldn’t have described how I knew to anyone and I didn’t even try to for fear that I was wrong, but I silently prepared Read more »

MP Definition by Ramona Cummins (Anamosa, IA)

Stay-at-Home Mom * Mother of 3

Mommy Power is recognizing the simplicity of the little moments that capture your child’s heart.

MP Story by Jessica Barker (Beeville, TX)

Stay-at-Home Mom * Mother of 2 (plus 1 more on the way)

Being a mother is a powerful thing. It can transform a scared little girl into a confident woman. Although I was 24 when I discovered I was pregnant with my daughter I was still a child in many ways. I had just recently finished college and even though I was married having children was the last thing I was thinking about. I wanted my life to be free and uncomplicated. I was ready to focus on my career. However, god had different plans for me. I was going to be a mother. What had initially devastated me and brought me to tears quickly became the biggest blessing I had ever known.

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MP Definition by Lide (Blenheim, SC)

Director of Family Services * Mother of 1

Mommy power is the ability to laugh at the odd shaped chocolate chip cookies your two year old made and tell her they are a work of art!!. Mommy power is sending your eleven year old to a new school even when you can see the fear in her eyes because you know that it is for the best. Real mommy power comes from that inner strength that lets your daughter know that Mommy is not perfect, far from it. At the same time you let her know that imperfection is ok.

Marathon Mom Loves The Cause (source: Hingham Journal)

In honor of today’s Boston Marathon, he’s a great story about Allison Renna, a mother of 2. Here’s an excerpt: This year Allison will run the race as part of the Hingham Education Foundation’s marathon team. Each of its 10 members has pledged to raise $3,000 for the HEF GET SMART campaign, which aims to buy 50 SMART Boards – large, touch-controlled screens that connect teachers and students to the Internet and a wide range of other technologies – for the town’s elementary, middle, and high schools.

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MP Definition by Veronica Conners (Newfoundland)

Stay-at-Home Mom * Mother of 3

Mommy Power is digging deep and making many personal scarifies. You don’t realize the level of this sacrifice when you first decide to have a baby and no one really tells you either. I guess they don’t want to scare you away from the amazing experience ahead of you.

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MP Definition by Lori Anderson-Tel (Sacramento, CA)

Online Community Manager * Mother of 1 * SacMomsClub.com

To me, Mommy Power is realizing that everything you do and say influences your child’s view of the world. This is both, a terrific challenge and a terrific opportunity. Being authentic and turning life experiences into learning experiences is a full time job, and I often learn in the process! I’ve certainly made my share of mistakes, but seeing my little one evolve into a creative, kind, generous soul is the best reward ever!

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