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Top 50 Mom Quotations

March 30, 2005

  • “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.”
    – Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

  • “I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.”
    – Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

  • “A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.”
    – Agatha Christie

  • “You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.”
    – Albert Einstein

  • “By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.”
    – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

  • “Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.”
    – Aristotle

  • “Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like.”
    – Arnold Bennett

  • “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but
    whose place no one else can take.”
    – Cardinal Mermillod

  • “A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.”
    – Dorothy Canfield Fisher

  • “I really learned it all from mothers.”
    – Dr. Benjamin Spock

  • “If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylum would be filled with mothers.”
    – Edgar Watson Howe

  • “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.”
    – George Washington (1732-1799)

  • “The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.”
    – Henry Ward Beecher

  • “What the mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.”
    – Henry Ward Beecher

  • “The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.”
    – Honore’ de Balzac

  • “Education commences at the mother’s knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.”
    – Hosea Ballou

  • “Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother’s love is not.”
    – James Joyce

  • “The best academy, a mother’s knee.”
    – James Russell Lowell

  • “The phrase “working mother” is redundant.”
    – Jane Sellman

  • “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.”
    – Jewish proverb

  • “Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don’t want them to become politicians in the process.”
    – John Fitzgerald Kennedy

  • “A boy’s best friend is his mother.”
    – Joseph Stefano

  • “Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes by dozens and hundreds. Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers, and sisters, aunts and cousins, but only one mother in the whole world.”
    – Kate Douglas Wiggin

  • “Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.”
    – Lin Yutang

  • “My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.”
    – Mark Twain

  • “Motherhood is like Albania– you can’t trust the descriptions in the books, you have to go there.”
    – Marni Jackson

  • “We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit, in those who are attentive to their own inner life, are slow and exceedingly painful. Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth.”
    – Mary Antin

  • “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.”
    – Maya Angelou

  • “Over the years I have learned that motherhood is much like an austere religious order, the joining of which obligates one to relinquish all claims to personal possessions.”
    – Nancy Stahl

  • “Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; a mother’s secret hope outlives them all.”
    – Oliver Wendell Holmes (1775-1817)

  • “All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.”
    – Oscar Wilde

  • “When I was a child, my mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general. If you become a monk you’ll end up as the pope.’ Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.”
    – Pablo Picasso

  • “A mother’s hardest to forgive. Life is the fruit she longs to hand you, Ripe on a plate. And while you live, Relentlessly she understands you.”
    – Phyllis McGinley

  • “Men are what their mothers made them.”
    – Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • “There never was a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep.”
    – Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • “A mother is a mother still, The holiest thing alive.”
    – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  • “People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until they are literally ‘being lived.’ They are acting out scripts written by parents, associates, and society.”
    – Stephen R. Covey

  • “Never say anything on the phone that you wouldn’t want your mother to hear at your trial.”
    – Sydney Biddle Barrows

  • “The commonest fallacy among women is that simply having children makes one a mother-which is as absurd as believing that having a piano makes one a musician.”
    – Sydney J. Harris

  • “An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest.”
    – Spanish proverb

  • “The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”
    – Theodore Hesburgh

  • “A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first born babe, and assures it of a mother’s love.”
    – Thomas C. Haliburton

  • “Grown don’t mean nothing to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown. In my heart it don’t mean a thing.”
    – Toni Morrison

  • “Children are the sum of what mothers contribute to their lives.”
    – Unknown

  • “A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.”
    – Victor Hugo

  • “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us when adversity takes the place of prosperity when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.”
    –Washington Irving

  • “The only thing a lawyer won’t question is the legitimacy of his mother.”
    – W. C. Fields

  • “A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it’s too late to let her know that he sees it.”
    – W. D. Howells

  • “Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.”
    –William Makepeace Thackeray

  • “The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.”
    – William Ross Wallace

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    Planning Kitchen Remodeling

    March 30, 2005

    Planning kitchen remodeling
    If you are planning to remodel your kitchen then various aspects need to be considered before you begin. Given below is a series of steps and guides you can keep in mind to make kitchen remodeling a fun-filled, constructive event.

    A basic plan
    A well thought-out detailed plan is a must before you begin remodeling your kitchen. This plan should be designed keeping in view the current good and bad aspects in your kitchen. Next you need to decide whether you plan to design the kitchen yourself, use a kitchen or interior designer or work with a cabinet distributor or home center. Also modern usage trends and optimum usage of space should be kept in mind.

    Flooring
    Sheet vinyl has been a popular choice for kitchen floors because it is available in a variety of designs, textures, price ranges and colors. This has today replaced linoleum, which was a favorite during earlier days. Ceramic tiles, wooden floors and eco-friendly materials are other good options for good looking and durable flooring.

    Optimum workspace
    Modern trends show that nowadays couples or nuclear families often cook together and share kitchen chores. Thus workspace in today’s kitchens should be utilized such that more than one person can work efficiently without getting in the other person’s way. You can also create distinct work centers by separating workspaces with sinks, microwave or other appliances.

    Storage space
    Modern trends also indicate that nowadays with women working out, very few items are cooked from scratch and storage space for items needs to be increased. Thus cabinets have entered the scene in a big way. One can choose from frameless and framed cabinets and can order from custom or standard design makers. Check for rollout, tilt-out and other storage features inside the cabinets.

    Kitchen sinks
    Sinks are an important element in any kitchen. These are available today in a variety of colors, materials, sizes and design options to suit every pocket. You can choose from cast iron, stainless steel, plastic, and top-mount or under mount models. You can also select from single-bowl, double-bowl, deep and shallow models.

    Considering appliances
    While purchasing appliances for your kitchen remember that these should suit the entire concept of the kitchen design. Opt from built-in or free standing styles and select ranges in materials that go with the color combinations and materials used in your kitchen.

    We at totalremodeling.com have a wide range of options to suit your every design requirement. From helping you choose the right materials, colors and designs, our experts are here just to make your kitchen remodeling exercise a wonderful experience.

    Dan Noyes

    Kitchen Remodeling Ideas

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    A Rose is a Rose?

    March 30, 2005

    There are many varied definitions of what each color of rose symbolizes. Florists and floral experts alike will agree that flowers hold the meaning we give them and the feeling with which they are given.

    With this in mind, there are some common folklore associations relevant to each color of rose. You may find other lists that suggest different meanings for each color. This is because there is no “Definitive” list for rose color meanings. This guide is merely to suggest colors for certain occasions/expressions.

    Red Roses- Love, Respect, Courage

    Yellow Roses- Joy, Gladness, Freedom, Friendship

    Pink/Peach Roses- Gratitude, Admiration, Sympathy

    White Roses- Reverence, Purity, Innocence, Peace

    Coral/Orange Roses- Fascination, Enthusiasm,

    Lavender Roses- Enchantment

    Red and White Roses- Unity

    Red, Pink & White Roses- Trinity

    Remember, roses, or any other flowers for that matter, also hold the meaning we give them and the feeling with which they are given. That is what makes them special. So with your sentiment, any flowers will send the message that you are thinking of the recipient regardless of the color.

    Always contact a real florist to get the best value & service.

    Tenley McDonald- Former Florist- Now Co-Owner of http://www.flowerpowernetwork.com (Online Directory of Real Local Florists) Ms. McDonald has over 14 years experience in ~Consumer Relations/Marketing ~Customer Service Management ~Floral Design. Please email the Author directly for reprint permission of this article.

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    Anamchara - Living An Essential Life

    March 30, 2005

    What is essential in your life? This question contains one of the most important words an question can address. This is the word “essence.” To know your “essence” is to live the mystery of life rather than the illusion of “your life.”

    One of my simple pleasures is browsing second hand bookshops. They have a very distinct smell. They feel warm and inviting and often they take me back to earlier times in my life.

    As I normally do I find more books that I might ever read. I found a book by Rudyard Kipling called "The Jungle Book." I have only ever seen the wonderful fun movie of this name. There are sentimental connections with this movie from my youth. The hero of the story is a child called Mowgli who gets lost in the heart of the jungle. It is a metaphor for many of us living in this 21st Century.

    Mowgli was a nickname that somehow got attached to me when I was around ten to twelve years old. Maybe it was because I felt lost and needed to be found and taken from the heart of this jungle of conditional love.

    The Jungle Book was turned into a wonderful musical cartoon full-length film. In it the character of the bear named Baloo sings a song. This song is called "Bear Necessities." I love this song, as it is a song of gladness and confidence. It is a song about attraction and the experience of enough.

    I often ask questions of others and myself in relation to what is essential. What is essential to life apart from food, shelter and clothing? These are essentials for the well being of the body. Beyond this what else is essential for a happy and fulfilled purpose focused life.

    We have so many things, which we consider essential to living. We do this because we have forgotten our essence. We have forgotten what it is simple "to be." The prefix of this word essence (esse) comes from the root of the words "to be." We have forgotten how to be essential.

    We have become people of the "never enough." We are like the monkeys in the story of "The Jungle Book." These monkeys are referred to in the book as "the people of the food." They eat and eat and never seem to get enough. This I believe is a metaphor for our Western consumer society. This is because these "people of the food" have lost the ability to feel their essence. They have lost the knowing of how to be essential. The leader of the "people of the food" has become greedy for power and forgotten that nothing quiet satisfies like love.

    Being is more fun. It is simply allowing the energy within to move freely. It is the ultimate freedom. It is knowing you are one with it all and can have it all. We have been taught that you are to "do your life." We are taught to ransom your present moment for some dreamed of future.

    The greatest gift we ever have now is to be present to this feeling of aliveness. Our disease and discomfort arise from absence from being. We have fallen out of ease with the natural flow of our life’s energy. We miss our essence and we miss what is essential for a fulfilled happy and prosperous life.

    Economics tells us that we live in world of scarcity. It teaches us to live in fear of not getting our share. We more and more live in the pace of scare-city. Our media is full of images, which focus us on fear. Fear is of the ego. It is not of your essential nature. T is a product of limited thing. It is not the liberation of knowing who you are.

    The "bare necessities of life will come to you" if you will allow them. These will be more than bare. If you allow them to be gifts and be thankful for them they will begin to fill you up. They will give meaning and comfort to you. This is the essential ingredient, which is missing from the attitude of the "people of the food."

    Stop struggling to "do your life." Remember you are a human being and not a human doing. You have forgotten how it feels to be graced with your full humanity. You have forgotten the grace of your essence. You struggle and you constantly do in order to validate your existence. The sadness is that this teaching is passed to our children who give up their creativity for education.

    We view our world as a place of competition and adversity. We approach the world with an armoured heart and then ask where the joy has gone.

    The "people of the food" are those who live in hell. This is a psychological rather than a physical place. There is in this place a great banquet. There is food of all sorts and yet the "people of the food" go hungry. The irony is that the exact same thing is happening in a psychological place called heaven.

    When God was asked about this situation and why one set of beings was fulfilled and the other clearly dissatisfied and even despairing. God gave a simple answer. He said "In heaven we feed the other."

    Life is not a jungle. It has laws that are to be followed. When we live from an essential place then there is always enough. You only have to make a heart felt commitment to being essentially who you are. This is the most courageous act any individual can make.

    There is nothing to be added to the essential you. You only have to be prepared to let go. You have to be prepared to receive the "bare necessities of life" and allow them to come to you. Realise you are forever enough. Blessings be upon you.

    Tony Cuckson is an Anam Cara. This Celtic term means "Soul Friend." He specializes in providing insight for the spiritual journey, Blessings for YOU, words of wisdom and finding inner peace. Visitors to Irish Blessings Matter website and Tony’s Blog get the opportunity to develop a purpose driven life through articles, newsletters and other programs.

    Get your free report called "7 ways to it’s a wonderful life" at http://www.irishblessingsmatter.com/, or go to Tony`s Blog at http://www.irishblessingsmatter.info/ where you will find links to information related to spiritual parenting, spiritual coaching and spirit in business.

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    Clean Your House Green for your Children?s Sake

    March 30, 2005

    My thirteen-year-old daughter recently called me up to say she had cleaned the whole kitchen and bathroom herself. So many emotions ran through me at that moment. First, I was shocked by the fact that no one asked her to do so. I was also happy that she had done this but anxious at the same time because this was a Thursday afternoon and knowing that during the next 24 hours would come my payback, a ride home from a party or a couple of her friends sleeping over for the weekend. But the one thing I was not feeling was worried that my little girl was exposed to toxic chemicals that most of us use in our homes. Two years ago we made the switch to all natural non-toxic cleaning products.

    Up until a few years ago, most household and commercially purchased cleaning products were “petro-chemically” derived or “synthetic”. These types of products are literally made from crude petroleum oil. As our use of these cleaners in our homes, schools, and workplaces has grown over the last 60 years, the incidence of diseases like cancer and asthma has grown dramatically as well, and many experts see a clear connection between the two. It’s a picture vividly painted by the numbers: From 1973 to 1998, the overall incidence of cancer increased by almost 25%. In the last 20 years, asthma rates have skyrocketed almost 50%. Americans now spend billions every year to deal with allergic diseases including a brand new one called multiple chemical sensitivity whose symptom is currently reported by 15-30% of the U.S. population.

    Children are more vulnerable to environmentally caused diseases than adults. This is because children are of course smaller, and their systems are still developing. A child’s ability to flush out environmental toxins is not developed until they are around seven years old so they absorb and retain more toxins than adults. For example, children absorb about 50% of the lead they are exposed to, while adults absorb only 10-15%.

    Here are some shocking facts compiled by the City of Boulder, Colorado:

    · Indoor air is often two to five times more contaminated than outdoor air.

    · Childhood asthma has nearly doubled in the last 20 years (American Lung Assoc.) and some cleaners may be triggers to asthma attacks.

    · The average home contains 25 gallons of hazardous chemicals ? a major portion of these can be found in household cleaning products.

    · In 1999, 92% of all poisonings occurred in the home.

    · Cleaning products are involved in 11% of poisoning exposure in children less than 6 years of age.

    · 70,000 synthetic chemicals are in production today. Many are suspected to cause cancer or other health effects, but only 600 have been adequately tested. Many people who are exposed to a variety of petrochemicals in our environment do not reach acute toxic exposure, which leads to cancer or death. However, they may experience an array of subtle symptoms, including headaches, rashes, or breathing difficulties, which, while less dramatic, can be extremely debilitating. These effects are even more devastating in young children. Compounding this problem is the difficulty of isolating which chemicals present in homes, schools, offices or even cars is causing the problem.

    The manufacturers of the traditional cleaning products are protected by trade secret labeling laws, which do not require them to list all ingredients. Although chemical information is required by law on products used in the workplace, this toxic information is not currently required on the products we use daily in our homes. Kathy Cooper, Sr. Environmental Law Researcher states: "Most consumers assume that if it’s on the store shelf, it has been tested and it is safe. That is far from the truth. The Government and manufacturers are currently under no obligation to tell us about long-term toxicity of common household cleaners". Children’s developing bodies are more vulnerable to toxins than those of adults, says Susan JunFish, who used to work for the Environmental Protection Agency. And they’re more likely to get toxins into their bodies. Their hands are on everything and then go in their mouths-an average of ten times an hour, according to one study.

    These toxic cleaning products are slowly gaining attention, not only by environmentalist groups but on a City and State level as well. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the city of Seattle have taken the first step towards recognizing the importance’s of Environmentally preferable cleaning products and has awarded contracts to companies that meet certain criteria. These products will have less of an impact on the environment than their traditional counterparts because they are generally less toxic and contain lower concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ozone depleting chemicals (ODCs), and carcinogens. Environmentally preferable cleaning products must also be offered in recycled-content, recyclable and/or reduced packaging.

    Our children are what we live for. We go to great lengths to shelter and protect them from all that is bad in the world. Why subject them to harsh toxic chemicals when there are alternatives available that are both safe and effective. By switching to all natural non toxic cleaners, you will not only be helping your children, you will be helping yourself, your pets and the precious environment we inhabit.

    David Zielski started Seaside Naturals with his wife Linda. Seaside Naturals, a leading manufacturer of all natural first aid kits and natural cleaning and personal care products, provides all natural living solutions for health-conscious people. Seaside Naturals markets and distributes through natural food stores, supermarkets, on-line and in mail-order catalogs in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.seasidenaturals.com.

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    Bathroom Remodeling Ideas

    March 30, 2005

    Bathroom remodeling is often a popular home improvement project for both new and old homeowners. This may include painting, using new countertops, vanities, windows, retiling, floors, appliances, vents or better lighting. Before embarking on a project of remodeling your bathroom, provided below are a few tips and ideas to make the experience even more fruitful.

    Planning

    Good planning goes a long way in helping achieve the design of your dreams. First decide whether you want to take up the project yourself or bring in the assistance of an interior designer, bathroom remodeling contractor or a home improvement expert. Consider your budget at this stage and also prioritize the aspects you want to remodel. Do you just want to make just a few changes with minor repairs or give your bathroom a whole new look.

    The design

    Next measure the bathroom for dimensions and to get an idea of how you can make the best use of the space available. Now consider a good design that gives a feeling of class and space to the room. Also remember not to use creativity at the cost of functionality of the bathroom.

    Walls and floors

    You can consider painting your walls or using ceramic or granite tiles to suit the concept of the bathroom. Popular flooring options include ceramic tiles, linoleum and baseboards.

    The appliances

    Consider the appliances that need remodeling with respect to the design of the room. You may want to change the lighting, bathtubs, sinks, showers, faucets and toilets with respect to the concept of the entire room. Use appropriate colors and materials.

    Other aspects

    Finally you may want to consider using some space for storage where you can stack things that you do not want to be visible outside. Use cabinets made of appropriate materials like wood, laminate or metal to suit the design of your bathroom. Besides storage, consider ergonomics and keep modern usage trends in mind for a creative and functional bathroom.

    While bathroom remodeling can be an exciting project it can also seem daunting because of the various aspects that need to be considered for the look and design you require. We at totalremodeling.com have a range of choices, designs, colors and textures to help you through the process. Our panel of experts is also here just to help you remodel your bathroom for the design of your dreams.

    Dan Noyes

    Home Remodeling Ideas

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