On Mother’s Day when my children were babies and, of course, didn’t know what the day was, I thought about how backwards Mother’s Day is.  We honor Mom and bring her gifts for all she has done for us…a beautiful and loving tribute that she deserves.  But my idea of Mother’s day was that I felt blessed and grateful simply for being able to celebrate the fact that I was a Mom. All I could think about was how much I wanted to thank my children for giving me that honor. I’ve spent my entire Motherhood with the same grateful sentiment.  So tomorrow I will celebrate Mother’s Day in my heart the same way I have for 23 years in thanking my children for giving me the two best gifts of my life and how wonderful my life has been to know them.  Velinda

Happy Mother’s Day tomorrow to all the Moms out there…have a wonderful day.

In honor of Mother’s Day, my book will be free on Monday May 14^th for the entire day on  Kindle

“And still, after all this time, the Sun has never said to the Earth, ‘You owe me.’

Look what happens with love like that. 
It lights up the sky.” 
~ Hafiz

“The thing about heroes is that they don’t brag”

Senator John McCain

What you desire is on the other side of your comfort zone.  The only thing that isn’t on the other side is you.

When we are no longer able to change a situation we are challenged to change ourselves.

Viktor Frankl

“Attitude is like an invisible label you have hanging over your head.  Everyone can feel its impact…it can make or break you, heal or inflame you, imprison or free you…for life”  Christina Rasmussen

 People with bad attitudes don’t get very far in life.  All things being equal, attitude wins.  To possess the right attitude is a commitment to yourself.  It is the same as vowing to yourself that nothing is going to take you down and especially not a bad or wrong attitude.  Not your history, your childhood, your circumstances, or the people in your life have the right to take from you what you deserve. Only you can do that and its self-betrayal.  Tell yourself that you are worth everything you want. You can have everything simply by changing your attitude.

This River Called Life

“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.  Leo Tolstoy