Mother’s Day “Off”

Mother's day off

I’ve renamed Mother’s Day, “Mother’s Day Off.” I like to spend the day relieved of my motherly duties, which means no working, no cooking, no cleaning… for the whole day… and not just breakfast time (after all it is Mother’s DAY, not Mother’s MORNING). I use the entire Mother’s Day weekend.  On Saturday, we get together [...]

Motherhood: Balancing the “Duality”

Motherhood Balancing the Duality

When my daughter was a newborn, my brain still had not caught up to the fact that my life had completely changed.  Being a first time mother, I was madly in love with my brand new little girl but also completely exhausted and bewildered. This tiny bundle had not only turned my life upside down [...]

A Tribute To Mothers

Happy Mother's Day

My mom was a young, single mother until I was ten.  She had to work and my grandmother cared for me.  My grandmother took me to school, cooked my meals, read to me from the Bible, and taught me to pray.  I remember hot bowls of oatmeal with butter, sugar, carnation cream and two slices [...]

10 Great Mother’s Day Gifts

10 Great Mother's Day Gifts

Mother’s Day is approaching.   What’s a good gift for the occasion?  A bouquet of red roses?  Pearl earrings?  Tickets to a show on Broadway?  How about something less conventional and more touching? 1)  Sign up with MSN e-cards.  They will allow you to send a cute message, upload a picture and leave a free voice-mail [...]