The Backbone of America Wears an Apron and Armor!

Happy Mother’s Day!

The Backbone of America Wears an Apron and Armor

Long before the ink dried on the Constitution, the hearts of our nation’s sons were shaped by the prayers, sacrifices, and convictions of their mothers. The Founding Mothers of this nation didn’t just birth a generation—they formed a republic, one child at a time.

Abigail Adams, writing to her husband from their modest Massachusetts home during the early days of the Revolution, understood the gravity of her role:

“Great necessities call out great virtues.”
She knew that the battlefield of liberty ran straight through the home. While muskets roared on distant fields, mothers like Abigail were arming their children with virtue, truth, and conviction.

Mercy Otis Warren, political writer and mother of five, believed that raising children in truth was not just domestic work—it was patriotic duty.

“The character of a true patriot is one whose love of country leads her to promote the good of her children’s future, and not just the comfort of the present.”

Eliza Hamilton, widowed with seven children after the tragic death of her husband Alexander, turned grief into purpose.

“The most sacred duty a woman can hold is to shape the soul of a child.”
She spent her remaining decades preserving his legacy and raising her children with faith and resolve.

Martha Washington, the quiet strength beside the General, wore no rank yet bore the weight of wartime separation and sacrifice. She once said:

“I am still determined to be cheerful and happy... for the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.”
It was that spirit—cheerful yet unshakable—that kept families together and future leaders anchored.

And though history may not remember every name, one unknown patriot mother—quoted by John Adams—spoke for countless women of that age when she declared:

“I have given my sons to fight for liberty; I only regret I had not more to give.”

These women wore aprons in the kitchen and armor in spirit. They raised the leaders of liberty, stood in the gap when fathers went to war, and taught their children to fear God more than man.

Scripture affirms the sacredness of such a calling:

“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: ‘Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.’”
—Proverbs 31:28–29

“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
—Proverbs 22:6

“She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”
—Proverbs 31:26

“A wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.”
—Proverbs 14:1

In a world growing increasingly hostile to truth and tradition, their example reminds us: a mother’s love is both gentle and fierce—both a comfort and a call to arms. God sees that labor. He honors it. And so should we.

I can say with all sincerity—raising three sons is the best and hardest thing I have ever done. It stretched every part of me—my patience, my faith, my endurance. But oh, how it has blessed me. When they think to call their mom to share their triumphs and their trials, my heart bursts with a joy that can’t be explained—only experienced. That’s the unseen reward of motherhood: to know your children trust you with their victories and their wounds.

I am proud to be their mother. I am grateful God entrusted me with the role of guiding, loving, correcting, and cheering them on. And on this Mother’s Day, I thank the Lord not only for my sons—but for every mother who wakes up and puts on both her apron and her armor, determined to raise up truth in a world drowning in confusion.

To all the mothers out there—you are the backbone of America. You are the defenders of the next generation. And you are not forgotten.

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My April pay raise donation went to the Magic Valley Marine Corps League.
We are deeply grateful for your sacrifice, and I can personally vouch for every mom who raised such courageous, selfless men and women—we are proud of you beyond words. League Commander Eugene Brown receiving the check.