Moms: Butterfly Helps Transform

In Butterfly's most recent contest to win a TRANSFORMER'S DVD, we asked, "How has Butterfly transformed you?" The winning comments below are a true testament as to why we launched MyWorkButterfly in the first place.

Estela commented, "MyWorkButterfly lets me know that I'm not alone and that there are others in similar situations. It's one of my main resources when it comes to asking questions- I always get my answers and I love this site. I definitaly have been transformed since I've been at Butterfly, I have gone from cacoon to butterfly thanks to my MyWorkButterfly."

Shannon Smedstad reveals, "I'm a work at home mom and MWB has helped me connect and network with other moms, as a group admin it's helped me try to add value to others lives and my own, and it's given me some direction on self-publishing a children's book. I am quite grateful for all of this."

Phyllis Rabinowitz shares, “I am transformed every week when I read your Weekly Wings since all the amazing stories and resources inspire me for my own not-for-profit charity. It is empowering to know that there are so many mothers in your network helping each other.”

Trin Rimes wrote, "MyWorkButterfly lets me know I'm not alone out there. It's one of my resources when it comes to mommy questions."

We have been transformed by all of you and our lives forever touched by your involvement in the Butterfly community and in helping one another to succeed in all facets of life. Heather, a mother of 4, and new member to Butterfly, brought us to tears by the story she shared via her Butterfly blog post. In Heather's words, here is an excerpt of her post:

"This daughter of mine is moved greatly by music. While I rehearsed a song for church several weeks ago, she wept throughout the entire rehearsal. I finally had to hold her as I rehearsed. The song was in a minor key, and the only thing I can think is that the soulful, mournful nature of the song stirred some deep sadness in her little soul. Perhaps it’s related to my endless watering eyes, an unfortunate side-effect of the chemotherapy I endured for five months. Perhaps she was tired that morning and just wanted to be held by her momma. Perhaps there’s something deeper than I can explain or even understand: this formative year of hers has been shaded irreparably by the spectre of death. And not just any death—the distinct possibility of her mother’s death. Standing so close to her, it’s hard to see how my diagnosis and struggle, fighting daily for both my life and my sanity in the midst of cancer treatments accompanied by swim lessons, packing lunches and managing a busy household, has affected her. Would she have been such a snuggler if cancer hadn’t hovered it’s black, consuming cloud over our family? Would her own made-up songs take on such a soulful, almost mournful melody if her dad and my own inner songs hadn’t ceased altogether, silenced by a fear so deep that breathing became a conscious effort?"

We invite you to read Heather's full story and to comment as you choose. Her honest, compelling writing can be found at Heather's online print magazine, www.getbornmag.com. Butterfly is a brand but you give that brand flight by sharing stories like these. This edition of Weekly WIngs is not about Terry and I or the interviews we've scooped. It's about you, the Butterflies who inspire us every moment of every day and we thank you for that.

xo
Bradi Nathan and Terry Starr
Mothers, Wives, Workers
MyWorkButterfly.com