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May 10, 2008

Hi everyone,

Just a quick note to say Happy Mother's Day. There's some beautiful writing happening around the Internets this weekend -- by all kinds of mothers for all kinds of mothers. WickedStepmom has a great entry, a classic chain email she has adapted for everyone:

What makes a mother?

This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It's okay honey, I'm here."

Who have kissed boo-boos and made macaroni and cheese every night for dinner because it's their favorite.

For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween costumes. And all the mothers who DON'T.

This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see. And the mothers who took those babies and gave them homes. And the "bonus" mothers to their husband's children.

This is for the mothers whose priceless art collections are hanging on their refrigerator doors. And for those who smile through the innocent announcements of "Look what I made for Mommy!" and "I am going to give this picture to Mommy this weekend!"

And for all the mothers who froze their buns on metal bleachers at football or soccer games instead of watching from the warmth of their cars. So that when their kids asked, "Did you see me?" they could say, "Of course, I wouldn't have missed it for the world," and mean it...more

If you're writing about motherhood this weekend, I invite you to join the Mother Knows Best blog carnival started by Shannon Lowe of RocksInMyDryer. Just add your URL to the bottom of her post here and we'll link to you tomorrow from BlogHer's homepage. :)

While you're there, don't miss Elise Bauer writing about the ultimate chef, her mother, Maria Niles' career advice from moms, Debra Roby's ode to crafty moms and midgetinvasion on being a mom without one.

Here's to you all.

Best,
Lisa

for Elisa, Jory and Lisa