As Mother’s Day approaches, thoughts of Mom and motherhood become more predominant in our daily lives.
As most of you know, I was not raised by my natural mother. For the first ten years of my life, I was raised by my foster mother, Rebecca Molet. For those first few years, she was the only mother I knew. She became my “Mom.”
Whatever your family situation growing up, all of us have had a mother. She may have been the one who nurtured you and comforted you when you encountered difficulties from skinned knees to broken hearts. Or, as in my case, she may have been absent.
From the years of “Leave It to Beaver” and “Ozzie and Harriet” through the rebellion of the 1960s to this third decade of the 21st century, motherhood has taken on a variety of descriptions and connotations. Several years ago, as the cameras panned the sidelines of professional football games, the three hundred plus pound linemen would mouth “Hi Mom!” to the camera. I no longer watch professional football, but I don’t see that same attitude toward Mom in much of our culture today.
What is the role of mothers in American society today? Single motherhood is at an all-time high. Women and girls raising children alone magnifies the importance of what it means to be a mother. The impact of mothering cannot be overstated. Mothers bring an indispensable aspect to parenting. I believe that women are designed by our Creator to be the nurturers and caregivers of the family. Men are the protectors and providers. Fathers need to nurture and be caring as well but mothers are uniquely qualified to be the ones to whom we go when we need compassion and understanding.
Tina Descovich has a long record of fighting for students and parental rights in Florida, and at the national level. She was elected to the Brevard County, FL school board in 2016. She was selected by her peers to serve as Chairman in 2018. While on the school board, she was a member of The Florida Coalition of School Board Members and served as the organization’s president in 2018.
As a graduate of Valdosta State University with a bachelor’s degree in communication, Tina worked as a consultant on projects ranging from helping fast growing startup companies, to creating and implementing strategic and communication plans. She served on the executive planning team for the National Air, Space, and Sea Foundation planning airshows and on the executive staff for the United States Army Commanding General of the Combined Arms Support Command and Fort Lee.
In 2021, Tina co-founded Moms for Liberty, a grassroots national non-profit organization that works to unify, educate, and empower parents to defend their parental rights, which has grown to over 300 chapters in 48 states with over 130,000 members and she currently serves as the organization’s Executive Director. In September of 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Tina to the Florida Commission on Ethics.
Tina has been a frequent guest on all major cable news stations, talk radio, leading podcasts, and penned opinion pieces in some of America’s largest newspapers. These appearances include Fox, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, CSPAN, The Glenn Beck Show, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Newsmax, and on CBS Sunday Morning and 60 Minutes. In November of 2023 she and her co-founder were awarded Fox News’ “Most Valuable Patriot” Award.
Tina and her husband Derek have five children. She is passionate about America and is dedicated to protecting liberty and freedom for the future of all children.
Tina will be honored with the George Washington Award for Taking a STAND at the upcoming STAND Awards Dinner, Friday, May 16, 7:00 PM at Cornerstone Chapel (Ministry Building), 541 Tolbert Ln SE in Leesburg, Virginia.
Please join us for this stimulating, informative conversation.
