Snippets from my Studio

Today is the second Sunday in May and for us in Australia that means it is Mothers' Day.  So to all mothers, whereever you live, and whatever date you celebrate Mothers' Day in your country, I wish you a day filled with love and happiness.

I was in charge of the Bible study meeting yesterday morning and I chose to have a segment on mothers as part of it, with a short quiz on mothers in the Bible, and several quotes regarding mothers.  Here are a few of them - I'm sure you have heard most if not all of them:

Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while but their hearts forever.

Sweater (noun): a garment worn by a child when it's mother is feeling chilly.

The phrase 'working mother' is redundant' -- Jane Sellman

All mothers are working mothers - Author unknown.

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children - Charles R. Swindoll.

The formative period for building character for eternity is in the nursery.  The mother is queen of that realm and sways a scepter more potent than that of kings or priests.

If you have a mum, there is nowhere you are likely to go where a prayer has not already been.  Robert Brault

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me.  They have clung to me all my life.  Abraham Lincoln.

Children are a great comfort in your old age.  And they drive you to it faster too!

So -  I hope you have a very