- Lezley McSpadden hosted a Mother’s Day event to create a space for women to feel celebrated and supported.
- The event balanced joyful fellowship with remembrance and healing for mothers navigating unimaginable loss.
- Shared grief and the power of community were central themes, as mothers found solace in connecting with others.
Michael O.D. Brown’s mother returned to hosting after years away, creating a space where women could feel lighter, seen, and celebrated through fellowship, healing, and remembrance.
According to Lezley McSpadden-Head, motherhood begins long before a child enters the world. It begins in imagination, in hope, and in the quiet moments where a parent starts envisioning an entire future for someone they have yet to meet.
That sentiment became the heartbeat behind WOMB~man: A Mother’s Day Celebration of Life, an intimate gathering hosted by McSpadden and the Michael O.D. Brown We Love Our Sons & Daughters Foundation at 5 Church Atlanta.
Designed as more than a Mother’s Day brunch, the event brought women together for fellowship, live entertainment, healing conversations, and remembrance while creating a space where mothers could be poured into rather than carrying the weight of pouring into everyone else…