Mama Made The Difference

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A beloved pastor and bestselling author T. D. Jakes pays tribute to his mother—and mothers everywhere—with powerful, heartwarming stories and lessons from his own experiences as a son and pastor.

Woven into these vignettes are Biblical stories and testimonials from famous children of mighty mothers whose nurturing wisdom and influence helped to shape their worlds, and whose invaluable lessons were the building blocks of great character. Bishop Jakes incorporates those lessons—from believing in God and oneself, to learn the value of support, responsibility, and celebrating others, to understanding the power of prayer, wisdom, and endurance—in Mama Made the Difference, a must-have not only for mothers,

but also for daughters and sons, brothers and sisters, parents and grandparents—and anyone else who has ever felt the power of a mother’s love.The vital role that mothers play has not diminished over time, but
our perception of mothers has shifted dramatically. Consider for a moment the way we have watched the image of motherhood evolve on the
screens of our television sets. We have seen the glories and the challenges of motherhood portrayed in Caroline Ingalls, Olivia Walton,
Aunt Bee, June Cleaver, and Carol Brady, to name a few.

But the days
of Leave It to Beaver and The Brady Bunch are no more. Rarely will you find
a woman who cleans house and bakes pies and cookies every single day.
You are less likely to stumble upon a lady who starches both her aprons
and the bedsheets of her entire household.

In fact, if you were to knock
on the doors of one hundred households, you would find only thirty
women who could be called “stay-at-home moms.”