Happy Mother's Day

To all the moms, living and departed, to whom we owe so much.

"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother." ― Abraham Lincoln

“There is nothing as sincere as a mother's kiss.” ― Saleem Sharma

“I tell my kids, ‘I am thinking about you every other minute of my day.’” — Michelle Obama
<3

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/0c/e5/71/0ce5714b1086a36c443fceb8e84b6a4c.jpg

It sure does, even after my mom has been gone for many years, I still remember her wonderful hugs.....and miss them so much.....Perfect Mothers

Comments

Anonymous said…
And to the childless Mothers who are missing their children, due to adoption or death or miscarriage, you too are the Moms I am wishing blessings to on this day.


peace

5/10/15, 11:30 AM
Anonymous said…
@ peace, we all join you!

Mom2
5/10/15, 5:41 PM
Sad Reality said…
I'm touched by these two commenters.

Let's all remember the children in foster care that yearn for a forever mom.
5/10/15, 11:16 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Tuesday Open Thread

The speaker list is up for the Board meeting tomorrow; not as packed as I thought with just four people on the waitlist. The majority of the speakers are speaking on high school boundaries (with several wanting to talk about Ballard High). There are only three of us speaking about the Green Dot resolution asking the City to not grant the zoning departures that Green Dot has requested.  It's me, long-time watchdog, Chris Jackins, and the head of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, Patrick D'Amelio.  (I knew Mr. D'Amelio when he headed the Alliance for Education and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; he's a stand-up guy.)
Read more

Breaking It Down: Where the District Might Close Schools

Update 2: an absolutely fabulous interactive map made by parent Beth Day (@thebethocracy on Twitter - she covers Board meetings and is fun to read).   end of update    Update 1: Mea culpa, I did indeed get Decatur and Thornton Creek mixed up. Thanks to all for the correction. end of update   I suspect some who read this post will be irate. Why do this? Because the district seems very hellbent on this effort with no oversight skid marks from the Board.    To clearly state - I do not believe that closing 20 schools is a good idea. I think they hit on 20 because they thought it might bring in the most savings. But the jury is still out on the savings because the district has not shown its work nor its data. I suspect closing schools and THEN leasing/renting them is the big plan but that means the district really has to keep the buildings up.   But this district, with its happy talk about "well-resourced schools" is NOT acknowledging the pain and yes, gr...
Read more

Education News Roundup

From the ever-amusing Washington Policy Center : Vouchers are Pell Grants for students under 18.  Vouchers are no different than Pell Grants or GI benefits, except the money goes to the families of students younger than age 18.  Except they are. Pell Grants were created to help needy students and that's not really the goal of the voucher program.  The Pell grant website does have a couple of great studies on why low-income students drop out before finishing their higher ed and what makes a difference.
Read more