Proud of My Mom

This is a story not unlike many: single mom gives away much of her attention to others, and left little for herself and her own needs.  The problem compounded itself over time for one particular mom, Angela Garvin, as reported in the online version of the Atlanta Journal by Rana L. Cash, blogging Bargain Hunter.
Ms. [...]

Would you dress up like a princess if it was for a good cause?
This mother-and-daughter team did! Thank you to Lauren Hogan, a broadcast journalism major/photography minor at the University of Central Florida, and to her mom who ran the The Disney Princess Half-Marathon together in March 2010, a run which will take you [...]

Terri McCarthy and her 28 year experience in caring for families in a school setting has allowed her to put voice to the message, Parents! Get Your Head in the Game. Check out the website CoachingWinningParents.com before you buy, too.
Available on Amazon.com, this affordable, paperback book uses positive language and encouragement to “assist parents [...]

We know that when we bring a baby into the world, the separation is a physical one.  And yet when we bring a new person into our family, the bond is so much more than physical!
There is more than one type and composition style for families.  Various types of connections and relationships include parents and [...]

Three Cheers For Mom!!  That’s what daughters are saying in Luzerne, Pennsylvania because their mom take part in an amazing – and healthy – cheering squad for grown-ups.
What a work-out! Terrie Morgan-Besecker wrote an article featuring these moms, and their proud family members, as they work out and work together in an all-adult cheer team [...]

Productive communication is a learned talent, and I happen to have grown up in a house where my mom (and dad!) had a true gift for it.
As an adult, I do appreciate this gift more and more.  I feel much of my personal and even business success derives in large part from using productive communication, [...]

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn’t worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held [...]

It took me quiet a few years to truly appreciate my mom. It’s a miracle it didn’t take any longer because it is important to express that appreciation as much as possible, for both mother and child.

This is how you probably thanked your mother…
When you landed on this earth from the tummy of your mother, she held you in her arms. You thanked her by kicking her.
When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you.  You thanked her by crying all night long.
When you were 2 years old, [...]

Patti Zona is not [yet] a household name, but at her house it is!  That’s because her memoir titled The Value of a Homemaker reveals understanding, enlightenment and validation – essential qualities for the self-actualized homemaker.
Is self-actualization the opposite of homemaker? It doesn’t have to be.  Can the two concepts exist in one mind without [...]