by Pam Hernandez | May 27, 2020 | Children, Fathers, Mothers, Personal Growth, Women
Yesterday, I visited my mother’s grave. It was the first time in 20 years. She died 45 years ago. I may sound like an unfeeling daughter, but my mother hated all the rituals surrounding death. There was no funeral (she was buried by cemetery staff); we had a memorial...
by Pam Hernandez | Mar 5, 2020 | Children, Daughters, Mothers, Personal Growth, Women
This is a blog that I wrote a few years ago, and it really resonated with women, especially mothers. So I thought I’d reprint it again during Women’s History Month. I really enjoyed Sue Monk Kidd’s novel, The Secret Life of Bees, and when I had a few moments in the...
by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | Book Reviews, Front Page, Generations, Mothers, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance, self confidence, Women
When I was writing this blog, the words to a song by the Association came to me (Along Comes Mary) along with the title to a movie from the 90’s (There’s Something About Mary). Unfortunately, both of those titles have some connotations I did not want to evoke (but I...
