HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

This is a photo I keep on our mantle in the family room of my Mother and me at my Christening in early 1951. Another I have shared before but when I looked at it again, I thought to put it up for Mother’s Day.  I still miss her dearly, always will.

“Half of the world  are women, the other half are their children.”

~Efu Nyaki~

“Pooh,” said Piglet quietly, “do you ever think about the ones 

who aren’t sitting beside us, but still feel close anyway?” Pooh

nodded very slowly. “Yes, Piglet. I think about them often.

Especially my mother. She may not always be with me, but I

feel her in every good thing I try to do. When I am kind, it is

because she taught me kindness. When I am brave, it is because

she told me I could be. And when I feel small and a bit lost, I

remember she always made me feel I was enough.” Piglet sat down.

So even though she isn’t here, she still is?” Pooh gave a little smile.

“Exactly, Piglet. Mothers are like that. They don’t stop being part of

your story, even if they are not in the middle of it all anymore. They

are in the way you see the world, in the way you hold onto hope,

and in the way you keep going when days feel heavy.” Piglet

sighed softly, a happy sort of sigh. “That sounds like love that

never ends.” And Pooh, still looking at the little picture in his

paws, whispered, “Yes, Piglet. That’s what mothers are - 

love that never ends.”

I wish those who are celebrating and remembering their mothers, and also who are celebrating their own motherhood...

A Very Happy Mother's Day. 

Dedicated with love and hugs 

to all the Mothers who made us feel whole.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ANN

I am wishing all my friends A Happy Mother's Day, with a special thank you to Ann who sent me one of her very special homemade creations. So beautiful Ann! I always love to receive them, and very much appreciate your friendship. These will always be kept in my box of special treasures.

 Excuse This House

Some houses try to hide the fact

That children shelter there.

Ours boasts it quite openly,

The signs are everywhere.

For smears are on the windows,

Little smudges are on the doors.

I should apologize I guess

For toys strewn on the floor.

But I sat down with my child

And we played and laughed and read,

And if the doorbell doesn’t shine,

His eyes will shine instead.

For when at times I’m forced to choose 

The one job or the other, 

I’d like to cook and clean and scrub,

But first I’ll be a Mother.  

~Author Unknown ~

Lovely sentiments inside Ann's Card

Ann's blog is right here.

Thanks again my Dear Friend!

HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE - FOR MOMS EVERYWHERE

 

The Mother said, “If you become a bird and fly away from me, I will become a tree that you can come home to.”

~Margaret Wise Brown~

I was going to save this until Mother’s Day but it has such a lovely sentiment I didn’t want to wait before sharing it. The photo of the tree is my own, one taken locally. The graphic I found at Co-Pilot, an AI program I came across recently, and one which you may know about already. (It was new to me.) I described what kind of graphic I needed in the prompt box, following key points in Ms. Brown’s quote. I was given many that I liked, but chose this one. I will share the others eventually. I feel like I have fallen down the rabbit hole, more on that later. 

Margaret Wise Brown (May 23, 1910 – November 13, 1952) was an American writer of children’s books, including Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, both illustrated by Clement Hurd. She has been called "the laureate of the nursery" for her achievements.