Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I counted my blessings yesterday as I celebrated Mother's Day with my mom. It isn't just that she can still hang, it's that, 61-years after giving birth to me, the woman is still my mother. "Your piano needs to be tuned," she called out from my living room as she played a few songs. "I'm [...]
I have been a mother for 34 years. I have also been a godmother, a mother in-law, a room mother, foster mother and, on at least two occasions when I’ve encountered someone with an exceptionally foul mouth having a very bad day, a mother-rhymes-with-trucker. Mother’s Day is for me. I like to celebrate it by [...]
I remain as amazed today as I was 33 years ago by the extraordinary gift of motherhood. They weren’t perfect, thankfully, because who wants the pressure of raising a perfect child? But, my children’s mistakes stemmed from the chaos of their happy lives -- messy rooms because they were busy and could not be bothered [...]
Where would we be without our sistermoms? The college roommate mom who, without comment, always packed extra snacks on playdates because she knew you wouldn’t remember to bring anything for your kids? The witty mom who makes you laugh? The tri-lingual mom who is definitely smarter than you? The artistic mom who made amazing costumes [...]
On the weekend before Mother's Day I found myself once again trotting to keep up with my mom. Just north of 70, my mom moves with the energy and determination of a bob cat. Our mission last Sunday involved the Xavier International Food Fair, a fundraiser hosted for the last 40 years by my alma [...]