Mother’s Day 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Sarah Culbertson assists her son, Kyle, with pull-ups before beginning her work day near Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 3, 2021. Culbertson is a military spouse, a mother of two children and serves as an active duty officer in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Cedar Barnes.)

Honoring Houston’s Military Mothers Who Serve in Every Way

It’s Mother’s Day, and we celebrate the strength, love, and resilience of mothers everywhere, but today, we want to honor our military mothers.

Veterans, servicemembers who are mothers… but also our spouses and parents who have stuck around to tend to our homefront and precious families. 

To the military mothers who show up every day for their families, their communities, and their fellow veterans. This day is for you.

You Served Twice: In Uniform and at Home

Being a mom is a full-time mission. So is serving your country. For many women in the Houston veteran community, you’ve done both with courage, sacrifice, and an unshakable commitment to others.

To veteran mothers, you’ve:

• Balanced deployments with bedtime stories.

• Traded rucksacks for diaper bags (and sometimes back again).

• Fought for your country and still found the strength to lead your family through life’s battles.

To military spouses and mothers, you’ve: 

• Endured the most difficult task of rearing our children while we went out on mission. 

• Helped other spouses in our units as a larger military family. 

To the parents of our service members and veterans, you’ve: 

• Entrusted us, the nation’s brightest to take care of your child. 

• Brought up a proud young servicemember who volunteered to serve our nation.  

You may not always hear it, but your service, in every form, matters.

Where to Celebrate in Houston

If you’re looking for a way to treat yourself or connect with other veteran moms this Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 11, 2025), here are a few local ideas and events:

• Veteran Women’s Coffee Meetups
  Hosted by Combined Arms and Grace After Fire, these casual gatherings are a great way to connect with fellow women vets in a supportive space.

• Houston VA Women’s Health Center
  Offering wellness resources, mental health services, and community referrals tailored to women veterans, including support for mothers of all ages.

• Free or Discounted Brunches for Veterans
  Many restaurants across Houston offer Mother’s Day specials for veterans. Check out places like Black Walnut Café, Pappadeaux’s, and local diners—just be sure to call ahead!

• Wellness Day Events
  Keep an eye on Combined Arms, the Women Veterans of America Houston Chapter, and local VFW/American Legion posts for Mother’s Day yoga, massage, or wellness events focused on self-care for those who give so much.

U.S. Navy Hospitalman 1st Class Sarah Branaum, a Rupert, Idaho native with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, poses for a photo with her children during a Mother’s Day photoshoot at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, May 3, 2024. Over 500 active-duty mothers are stationed aboard The Combat Center, and regularly participate in or support training and operations while serving at The Combat Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Natalie Cesar, a Claremont, California native, legal assistance chief with Legal Services Support Team, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, receives a kiss from her children during a Mother’s Day photoshoot at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, May 3, 2024. Over 500 active-duty mothers participate in or support training and operations while serving at The Combat Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Emily Williams, an Aurora, Illinois native, administrative chief with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Training and Education Command, poses with her children during a Mother’s Day photoshoot at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, May 3, 2024. Over 500 active-duty mothers are stationed aboard The Combat Center, and regularly participate in or support training and operations while serving at The Combat Center. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Enge You)

Resources Just for You

Women veterans often face unique challenges balancing motherhood with post-service life. Thankfully, Houston has growing support networks just for you:

• Grace After Fire
  A Houston-based nonprofit that provides peer support, mental health resources, and financial guidance for women veterans.
  🔗 www.graceafterfire.org

• VA Women Veterans Program
  Specialized care and counseling for women, including maternal health and trauma-informed support.
  🔗 www.womenshealth.va.gov

• Women Veterans of America (WVA) – Houston Chapter
  A community for fellowship, advocacy, and veteran-to-veteran support.
  🔗 www.womenveteransofamerica.org

To Every Veteran Mom: You Deserve to Be Celebrated

You’ve given your country your strength. You’ve given your family your heart. You’ve raised children while carrying the weight of service, sacrifice, and sometimes, silent struggle.

Today, we celebrate you, not just as mothers, but as veterans. As leaders. As warriors. As women who continue to serve, long after the uniform is folded away.

From all of us here in the Houston veteran community: Happy Mother’s Day, and thank you for everything you do.