mamoore
- Location
- Michigan,
- Birthday
- December 13
- Bio
- At my best, I try to be a voice for children. At my very best, I help them find their own voice.
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We don't accomplish anything in this world alone...and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something.
- Sandra Day O'Connor
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MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I feel all warm and
squishy after reading
this.
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on... ok ,good,
it's…”
7:17PM - “I couldn't agree more!
And what a perfect reminder as
we
begin the season of
abu…”
2:49PM - “Thanks Janie - I was
thinking about writing
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Torman's open
call for…”
10:18AM - “I'm still waiting for
your arrival....”
9:14AM - “Sounds like a perfect
trip. all around. Beautiful
that the
two of you found
each…”
9:13AM
Mamoore's Links
A Love Letter from Wyoming
I am drawn to the spot where it happened. It’s been almost 15 years but I can still see our footprints. I can still hear the echoes. I can close m… Read full post »
Shoes for the Cabin Boys - Stake your claim!
My mom has graciously agreed, in honor of her new bond with the sisterhood of Pirate wimmen, to open her sacred closet full of 1950's pencil heeled, pointed toed shoes of torture.
Cabin boys may stake their claim but please be warned, the price will be determined by th… Read full post »
Today, I'm voting for Maine!
In the next hour or so, I'm going to bundle up my flu-riddled 6 year old, covering her face with her favorite soft and cozy scarf, and I'm heading down to the community center in our tiny township.
My polling place.
I'm going to cast my vote in our… Read full post »
Gay Marriage Through a Straight Girl's Eyes
We’re sitting in the sand, watching our daughters play together in the waves. We reflect proudly about how much their water skills have progressed in the four summers we’ve spent together. We share swimming lesson stories and laugh as the girls play mermaids and try to c… Read full post »
Training Bras: A Middle School Flashback
I first began noticing it last spring at the fifth grade graduation. It felt like it had happened overnight. All those little girls who had been in my son’s second grade reading group were suddenly sprouting boobs. It seemed to be part of a right of passage, as if these… Read full post »
Late to the Shelf Game - Family Treasures
I am an admitted shelfaholic. I will never have enough. When I started peeking at everyone else's shelves, I knew it was only a matter of time before I gave in and shared my own.
I come from a family where almost everything is considered some kind of treasure. Thus, a… Read full post »
Won’t you join me for just a minute? Let’s leave behind the debates about health care, and racism, and… Read full post »
At 6:45 this morning, I watched my son board the bus for his first day of middle school. The heads of th… Read full post »
A message on health care we can all agree on
" No one should die because they cannot afford health care, and no one should go broke because they get sick. If you agree, please post this for the rest of the day."
Let's get it together people!&nb… Read full post »
Take Care of Each Other, Love One Another-People Look Around
I first posted this in honor of Katrina. After reading a lot of OS posts today, I think there is a bigger message within the lyrics I'd like to share...
As we remember the vicitms of Katrina, I wanted to share with all of you this powerful song, People Look Around,… Read full post »
"Daddy, Daddy...Alice Said the F-Word!"
Flashback six months…
It is a Saturday morning and the kids, ages 6, 8, and 11, are downsta… Read full post »
Learning to Commune - Like It or Not
Commune – (verb) 1. To converse or talk together, usually with profound intensity, intimacy, etc. 2) To be in intimate communication or rapport, (noun) 1) Interchange of ideas or sentiments. 2) A small group of people living communally and sharing in work.
I tho… Read full post »
There was a time when… Read full post »
Since well before her husband was sworn in, Michelle Obama has been an object of fascination, criticism, and respect. She is everywhere:… Read full post »
A Sunday Poem - for Zuma
I read this poem yesterday and it made me smile. In honor of Zuma's tradition of sharing Sunday morning reflections with us, I offer you this...
God Says Yes to Me
I asked God if it was okay to be melodramatic
and she said yes
I asked her if… Read full post »
Time for Summer Camp - Pack Your Bags and Join Me!
When the last school bell of the year rings this Friday, my family will begin an adventure that won’t end unt… Read full post »
I‘ve been working really hard this year to think of gifts as something other than the packages we open on holidays and birthdays, something other than the things we excel at. I've been learning to see the challenges in my life as gifts - and to find the value in… Read full post »
Leaning Into Faith - Looking for a Miracle
I have always wanted faith.
My path has been like a long, slow slog up a mountain. My progress comes in stages: rest stops along the way, enjoying a view, catching my breath, refueling. Eventually, something whispers to me to start moving again, pulls me off of my seat… Read full post »
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