Because sometimes a Hallmark card just isn’t enough
Now these boys of Ashland brooked no women at their liquor-laden get- togethers, but they all had mothers and at their 1937 reunion the fellows decided something should be done to honor them. They settled on a statue of the best-known mother they could find. […] Oxidized over the years to a soft green color, she gazes up Chestnut Street, oblivious to the occasional beer bottle lying beneath her. She is enhanced by clumps of tulips growing below her. ~Philly.com
Got any special plans for Mother's Day? Breakfast in bed, or a beachside barbeque, perhaps? My sons don't live close enough for a get-together (*sniff*), but I've planned an outing with my husband. Anne Lamott (Bird by Bird, Some Assembly Required, etc.) is a featured presenter in Westwood Presbyterian Church's "Food for Thought" series, and I'm so looking forward to hearing her speak! I'll report back, of course, but in the meantime, you might enjoy reading Ms. Lamott's irreverent thoughts about Mother's Day. If nothing else, it's a courageous piece of personal truth, lovingly offered. Unmistakeably Anne.