We’ve all read in the Bible or heard that “All Things Work Together For Good.” It sure sounds good, but it takes faith to believe this simple statement amidst the storm.
I think it takes more faith the first time around, but then, it takes gratitude. Gratitude to remember what has been done and how what happened has purified you …
I say it all the time: I am a word-nerd and I love it. I was not at all surprised to look up the etymological meaning of mother and find that it is ‘breast-feeder’ (the English word mother and Latin mater and many similar maternal words contain the worldwide etymon ma ‘breast’ + ter an Indo-European agent suffix).…
Mother’s Day is a day chosen for spouses, children and everyone else to remember to offer serenity and show much deserved appreciation for all the hard work we moms somehow manage to get done.
I know what you’re thinking: “Everyday SHOULD be Mother’s Day”… and it can. At least, it can feel like it is…and that will do!
Last week was one of those weeks. You know, the kind in which you feel like you just want to GO HOME… Well, maybe that’s just me. With my whole family living in the Dominican Republic, both of my brothers having a birthday and my best friend’s birthday on top of that, you may understand why I was feeling blue …
