Author: MESSENGER-NYTimes Bestseller on my son, late teen poet/peacemaker Mattie Stepanek. Also mom to Katie, Stevie & Jamie; Mama Peace to Global Neighbors
@KatiePMcGrady@bego@BringingHeart Thank you, @KatiePMcGrady - for celebrating Mattie's life and legacy and for sharing his faith with so many others. I will remember you on July 17 - as we toast to Mattie and to hope and peace and love.
@MC_Council_Katz, @albornoz_gabe and @dawn_luedtke present a proclamation to Jeni Stepanek to honor the life & legacy of her son Mattie Stepanek and recognize his birthday, July 17, as Peace Day. Mattie spent his life inspiring millions around the world with his mission of Peace.
“One day, for all to know, our legacy will simply be the shape of the life we leave behind, for eternity” -
Mattie J.T. Stepanek, this young American poet who died at the age of 13 battled a rare form of muscular dystrophy. A best selling author, Mattie Stepanek’s Catholic faith played a significant role in his life and inspired much of his poetry and philosophy, which often reflected themes of faith, hope, and spirituality.
#PeaceIsPossible — join us in a celebration of peace — around the block and around the world — 9/21, as we tend to the important matter of shifting and rebuilding the mosaic of humanity.
@PeaceOneDay.org (all day) —
#MamaPeaceChat interview 12:05pm ET @PeaceOneDay
#PeaceIsPossible — join us in a celebration of peace — around. The block and around the world — 9/21, as we tend to the important matter of shifting and rebuilding the mosaic of humanity. Details in image. @PeaceOneDay @JeremyGilley
Family visit today to #MattieStepanek Park in @MontgomeryCoMD a day before Mattie’s birthday. “Remember to play after every storm” by Mattie J. Stepanek
Was lucky enough to spend time w @jenistepanek, during the celebration of Mattie Stepanek’s birthday & Peace Day gathering at the park named after him in Rockville. As @Oprah, Pres. @CarterLibrary & the people of Rockville know, Mattie is still with us. https://t.co/jpW9LhauBd