Browsing all posts in May, 2008.

Mom Blogs – Sharing the Universal Experience

I was recently introduced to the Wheels on the Bus blog written by a BirminghamMom and I am struck by how much we all share the universal experiences of motherhood.  The wonder of a tiny new person, the gravity of responsibility, and the redefining of Self are recurrent [...]

Southern Tradition: Mother’s Day Corsage

Time was when no self-respecting southern mom would be in her Sunday best on

Mother’s Day without a corsage.  A red flower honored her mother if still living and a white flower honored the memory of her mother if she had passed on.  Nowadays corsages are thought of as a bit old-fashioned and matronly, but I think it’s a lovely [...]