Tag Archives: strong women
FMM 1 27 2023 Three days, three mothers
Let us now praise unfamous women, And our mothers that begat us. (Adapted from Ecclesiasticus 44:1). It may sound strange, but I find much to appreciate in a funeral. I have often learned more about the person who died at the celebration of their life, than I knew of them when alive. It so happens that last week I […]
6 17 2022 Let us now Praise
“When fear rushed in, I learned how to hear my heart racing but refused to allow my feelings to sway me. That resilience came from my family. It flowed through our bloodline.” ~ Coretta Scott King. I have been blessed to have had many strong women in my life who showed me a template of […]
FMM 9 28 18 Sipple out there
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ~ Maya Angelou. Jamaicans (and maybe many other people), tend to blame many of their symptoms on gas. Shoulder pain? Gas. Chest pain? Gas. Of course, the obvious ones like bloating and cramping, also gas. In England the term for passing gas (flatulence, […]
FMM 12 4 15 Life Goes On
“A woman is like a tea-bag: you don’t know how strong she is until you put her in hot water” ~Eleanor Roosevelt. One day recently my mother wondered out loud: “How did I get such strong daughters?” I am not sure what had prompted this comment, but I could only reply: “Look who raised us!” […]
Friday Morning Messages 