Dear Tom, My Aunt Gail is the perfect example and supporter of “Taking a Loved One to The Doctor.” One day, she noticed that I had been having severe stomach pains and some irregular habits so she took me to the doctor. It turns out that I had Stage 4 Colon Cancer. Lady Jack became […]

Dear Tom, I am nominating my sister “Shulie” to be a Thursday Morning Mom. She is actually my legal guardian. She was 27 and living in a 2-bedroom apartment with one of my other sisters when my dad died of cancer. He left my two brothers and me in her care. All of a sudden, […]

Dear Tom: My sister became a single mom at the age of 20. For the last nine years, I have watched my sister work harder than ever to be the best mom and example for her daughter. She was determined to finish her bachelors degree right after her daughter was born and she persevered through […]

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Today's "Thursday Morning Mom" winner is Tracey Kelly of Grand Rapids, MI. — Dear Tom: My sister became a single mom at the age of 20. For the last nine years, I have watched my sister work harder than ever to be the best mom and example for her daughter. She was determined to finish […]

Dear Tom, My mom was only 19 when she had me and she raised me all by herself. She has always told me stories about how she struggled in school and in college but she never gave up.  It took her a lot longer to finish but she graduated college with a degree in education. […]

Good morning TJMS family, I would like to nominate my husband’s mother, Ms. Cora Mitchell, for the Thursday morning mom. My husband and I are both law enforcement officers that work long hours. We depend a lot on Ms. Cora to help us raise our three kids. Ms. Cora drives 30 minutes, three days a […]

Congratulations to Angela Brown, today's "Thursday Morning Mom." Dear Tom, My mom, Angela Rena Brown in St. Louis, Missouri, is amazing. She says she is blessed. She retired in 2010 from her job of 35 years with the Federal government at the Department of the Army. She loved her job of taking care of soldiers […]

Thursday Morning Mom – Eva McKinney from Little Rock, Arkansas Nominated by her daughter, Samantha Butler Dear Tom, I’m 18 years old and I’ve been listening to your show since I was a little girl. My mom was a single parent and education has always been important to her. Last month, after 15 years, she […]

Dear Tom, Deborah Kent is not my mother but I have known her my entire life. Our parents knew each other in college and we grew up together and we still stay in touch. Deborah is a proud graduate of Kentucky State. While she was in college, she took a job at general motors where […]

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