The most infuriating thing about men, (brothers, sons, husbands) was that they were both predictable and impossible. Their buttons were ridiculously easy to push, but unfortunately, every button came with its own self-destruct program."
Donald E. Westlake, Watch Your Back!
Mother's Day - Every Day, hardly in my exile books. In the last 25 years I have visited my Mamka only twice as the tyrany of distance lack of time or money mean that a phone call is the best I can ever do on Mothers Day ... The Greatest Mom of All
Mother's Day wish is for mothers of all persuasions - those who stay at home, those who keep earning, those who parent alone - to be supported in their choices and cherished in their role. Motherhood is a gift, but it can also be a burden because, generally speaking, no one is more aware of the importance of good mothering than the many worried mothers among us. A quiet Mother's Day wish: When you're a mother, you'll understand
Art of Living & Literature Across Frontiers: Happy Mothers Day-8th May
As an ardent republican, I shouldn't really be interested. But all the same I was delighted to hear that Princess Mary of Denmark is pregnant and soon to be mother, God willing, to a future heir to the Danish throne.
We focus on the woman, not just because she is doing all the heavy lifting, but because every pregnant woman reminds us of the wonder of how each of us came to be ...
• The great love of life-giving [ Mothers' Day musings ; A tribute to the hand that rocks the cradle ]
• · When you bone up on the history of Mother’s Day, you find that the person who first proposed it, Julia Ward Howe, saw it as an occasion for women to speak out for peace, and that the person who finally got the federal government to proclaim it, Anna Mary Jarvis, wasn’t always perfectly peaceful. Battle Hymn of the Republic ; Indeed, the founder of Mother's Day, Anna Jarvis, wrote that her passion to honor mothers was particularly inspired by a prayer delivered by her own mother, Ann, in 1876: "I hope that someone, someday, will found a memorial mothers day commemorating her for the matchless service she renders to humanity in every field of life." Mother's Day as envisioned
• · · Forgive me Lauren since it's been a year since I last showered you with love or pampered you with breakfast in bed ;-) But there was the Iraq war and so many other global disasters ... also time just flies so fast ... and you are not in bed anyway as you dissappear with the girls swimming at 4 am... Why do we wait for one day a year to tell our moms, wives, we love them? The effect of a mother's apron on mankind
• · · · For me, imagining a holiday is almost as enjoyable as the vacation itself, regardless of how the holiday ends up. Mother's Day born under proud banner of pacifism ; It's a political thriller and a family drama with the two protagonists of the title having more than a passing resemblance to Peter and Tim Costello ... You want the audience to be intellectually challenged, really stretched and provoked Simon Phillips: dynamic director
• · · · · What makes it different is its focus on contemporary Israel and a younger generation, twice removed from the war. Walk on Water brings together young Israelis and young Germans, dealing in their own ways with a past that has undeniably shaped the world they live in Film: Walk on Water ; Are you a woman? Over 45? Having trouble finding fiction you can relate to? A new imprint, launched last week, claims to be the answer to your prayers. But it has inadvertently opened up a can of worms. Books For "Women Over 45"? How Insulting!
• · · · · · Larry Baker couldn't get a publisher interested in his book. Then, when he couldn't get the local book chains in Iowa to give him shelf space, he struck on an inspired idea - sell it in the grocery store, where it sells beyond all Expectations... Books In Grocery Stores: A Testimonial ; Language: What's hot in the hype of publishing
