‘mothers can look through a child’s eyes and see tomorrow.’
-reed b. markham
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art credit: Lincoln Seligman, Highland Dunes, Marti Mother and Child painting
May11
Tag Archives: mothers
Apr25
strong like mama.
love his parents for this.
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“strong moms raise strong children who can change the world.”
– Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech (2014)
May8
mothers.
much love to my three daughters, each one now a mother too, on mothers day.
even if i only rarely called you by your right name on the first try.
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“mothers are not the nameless,
faceless stereotypes
who appear once a year on a greeting card with their virtues set to prose,
but women who have been dealt a hand for life
and play each card one at a time the best way they know how.
no mother is all good or all bad,
all laughing or all serious,
all loving or all angry,
ambivalence rushes through their veins.”
-erma bombeck
May12
mothers.
“being a mother gave me a better sense of what life is.”
-ruth bader ginsburg
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image credit: google images (vintage)
May14
moms.
happy mother’s day
to all who do the mothering, have been mothered, or are in the circus.
sometimes it’s one and the same.
Apr21
let it grow.
“i’m going to give this to my mom, it will make her so happy!”
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“love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.”
-john lennon
May11
Life is the flower for which love is the honey. – Victor Hugo
and on this mother’s day,
i am reminded of when my girls were young and we had no money,
but we had each other,.
and they went to the neighbor’s garden to pick flowers for me,
as a very special mother’s day gift.
they knew i loved flowers.
and they did so fearlessly.
and they didn’t worry about getting in trouble.
and they hoped i wouldn’t be mad.
and when they told me,
i hoped the neighbors, if they saw them picking,
understood why, and wouldn’t be mad.
these flowers meant the world to me.
and they were dirty and smiling and proud to have a gift.
and i hugged them and was so happy to be their mother.
to all of the mothers and children out there,
this day is for you.
and to all of their neighbors.
if you see a child picking flowers in your garden today,
please understand and smile,
and wish them a happy mother’s day.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 