{"id":5083,"date":"2017-04-19T00:02:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T06:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/?p=5083"},"modified":"2017-04-19T00:02:15","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T06:02:15","slug":"call-for-submission-may-2017-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/call-for-submission-may-2017-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Submission &#8211; May 2017 Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>May 2017 Blog \u2013 Change<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission Deadline:\u00a0Due Date: April 28<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>(600-900 word count)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Change is inevitable; regardless if we welcome it with open arms or fight it off with clenched fists, it happens. How we choose to engage with change can determine a situation\u2019s outcome: positive or negative, growth or decline. We have an audience of littles watching how we adapt. God models change for us through daily rhythms of night and day and the changing of the seasons, but have we truly learned how to deal with and process the changes happening in our own lives?<\/p>\n<p>Article Ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My greatest misconceptions about motherhood.<\/li>\n<li>If you could bottle an age or season of your child\u2019s life forever, what would it be and why?<\/li>\n<li>Change in the midst of standing still.<\/li>\n<li>Name the change(s) in life that you desperately try to avoid, put off or pray will never occur (children leaving home, moving, death of a parent, sending kids off to school).<\/li>\n<li>Things that stand the test of time through all seasons\/years\/trials. Name something you\u2019ve held on to (tangible or intangible) or something in your life that has always remained steady.<\/li>\n<li>Availability \u2013 different seasons can determine where we spend our time and how or if we make ourselves available.<\/li>\n<li>Body \u2013 our kids going through adolescence.<\/li>\n<li>Body \u2013 changing physical characteristics about yourself that you don\u2019t like (how far is too far?).<\/li>\n<li>Three ways to know when to embrace those unflattering characteristics of who you are or when to seek out help to change them?<\/li>\n<li>Celebrating and mourning change.<\/li>\n<li>Accepting changes in relationships (friendships) or social life (community).<\/li>\n<li>Change in role as mother\/wife to caretaker of ailing parent(s).<\/li>\n<li>Living with chronic pain\/illness has transformed my life.<\/li>\n<li>Photo essay of exploring the ever-changing daily life of motherhood.<\/li>\n<li>Foster care to adoption &#8211; either as a parent or as a child.<\/li>\n<li>The adoption process.<\/li>\n<li>How have the changes in your own community \u2013 development, new families, commerce shaped you and\/or your family?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How to submit<br \/>\nSend us your article at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:content@mops.org\">content@mops.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Submission Information<\/h4>\n<p>For more information about the tone of our materials and our submission process read our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mops.org\/writers-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writer\u2019s guidelines<\/a>\u00a0(Insider hint: We take these very seriously, so it\u2019s important you take a peek before submitting.)<\/p>\n<h4>Submission Process<\/h4>\n<p>Just so you know, all articles are received on speculation. We will respond to all submissions when they are received to confirm submission with the submission agreement. If your article is selected for publishing, we will email you in advance with the date we will be publishing and the permalink for your records.<\/p>\n<h4>And Since You Always Ask<\/h4>\n<p>Yes, you may send material that has been previously posted. Just make sure it meets our editorial needs first. Because, again, we take those pretty seriously.<\/p>\n<h4>What About General Content?<\/h4>\n<p>Yes, we certainly accept general articles about parenting, mothering and woman-related issues. In fact, we\u2019re always up for a good tear-jerker or one of those stories that gets us laughing. 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