by Sherri T.
I remember my mother sitting alone one evening at the kitchen table. She was making a list of everything she could do. All her abilities. She had completed only high school and didn’t have any professional credentials…
by Sherri T.
“If you have a choice, choose nice.” These were the wise words of Belle, my friend’s mother. Turns out, my mother (also Belle) had similar advice. “If you don’t have anything nice to say about someone, don’t say anything.” Different words, somewhat different meaning. Same intent.
by Sherri T.
My sister is a smart, talented and independent woman. She is older and (probably) wiser than me. So imagine how surprised I was when we were talking one day about something very critical – though I have no recollection what it was – and she concluded her thought with the following: “WWMD?” My reply (in my head): WTF? What is WWMD?..
by Sherri T.
Two small words have helped shaped my personal and professional life. They are lessons from my mother who taught me to walk tall. Of course, I didn’t appreciate her words at the time. In fact, they were conveyed more as thoughts. It is only now….
by Sherri T.
My mother was always admonishing me to wear clean socks. She made it very clear that I was never supposed to put on the same pair twice unless they had been washed in between. Even if I had worn them …
by Sherri T.
At the end of blog #2 in this series, I talked about setting out to seek and document the Words Of Our Mothers (WOOM). Now. No sooner had the journey begun than I learned a powerful lesson…