Yesterday was Mother’s Day. It’s good to celebrate Mothers. Mothers do a lot that is often unpleasant, unrecognized, and unrewarded. And yet… Mother’s Day is woefully narrow-minded. There are many mothers that don’t fit the “mold.” There are foster mothers, step-mothers, males who mother, mentors, friends, sisters. And then there are the not-mothers. The single… Continue reading To Not-Mothers and Not-Standard Mothers
Category: Holidays
Blog posts by author Lynette M. Burrows about holidays, traditions, and customs celebrated by people from all over the world.
Random Acts of Love May Save Your Country
Our country’s in trouble. Angry memes and click-bait stories scream inflammatory headlines. Our only hope may be random acts of love and kindness.
Do You Celebrate Valentine’s Day?
Happy Valentine’s Day 2020! It’s a day to celebrate romantic love or it passes in sorrow or passes as any other day or celebrating it is prohibited. Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? I have had years when I celebrated. Years when I hated the day. And years when I ignore the day. Don’t get me… Continue reading Do You Celebrate Valentine’s Day?
A New Year and New Intentions
It’s the new year, time for…goals? Resolutions? I have missed many goals and broken many resolutions. But I have become a great fan of intentions. For the new year, make new intentions. What the heck do I mean? Intentions As a writer, I first came across the term creative intentions as explained by Orna Ross… Continue reading A New Year and New Intentions
A Merry Christmas Wish and Music
It’s Christmas Eve as I write this, the twenty-fourth of December. Tomorrow is Christmas. A religious holiday for some. A pagan holiday for some. Part of a week or two or a month of holidays for some. And just another day for some. Whether or not you celebrate a December holiday, my Merry Christmas wish… Continue reading A Merry Christmas Wish and Music