@whymommy love fest, part two

by amy on January 26, 2012

Here’s our happy, full-o’-love, cyber-hug for our friend Susan, part two.

It’s only a fraction of what we’ve received, which amazes all of us.

Set to the amazing music of Bill Leslie, chosen especially for Susan by her bff and the amazing musician and blogger, Marty, it’s a teeny, tiny expression of our love and admiration for our incredible warrior friend.

 

Please continue to send in YOUR cyber hugs to dcmomlove@gmail.com or post them yourself on our fancy, schmancy Facebook page: @whymommy love fest.  Susan is reading every single post, every single hello–and it continues to lift her spirits and calm her soul.

 

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@whymommy love fest

by amy on January 24, 2012

We have had an overwhelming response to the call for @whymommy love over the last 24 hours, and the love keeps on flowin’ in!

With love, Susan, here is part one of our @whymommy love fest:

 

 

Originally created to an amazing soundtrack chosen by the amazing ladies of The DC Moms, complete with a little Indigo Girls, ‘IZ’, and Three Dog Night, it totally rocked. But thanks to You Tube’s copyright laws keepin’ us on the straight and narrow, we mixed it up to a little up-beat Cha-Cha.  Enjoy, Susan!

Part two–and all consecutive parts–of our love fest will be shared here, there, and everywhere, and we’re still happy to take little bits o’ your love for our friend.  See the original post for the skinny.

Or visit our @whymommy love fest Facebook page and share your love there. Either way works!

 

 

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show your love for @whymommy — join us!

by amy on January 23, 2012

We are rallying to show support for our sweet friend Susan, @whymommy, and we’re calling out the big guns.

Because Susan’s complete and utter awesomeness has reached sooo far across cyberspace and beyond, Susan’s buddies from The DC Moms would like to extend an invitation to anyone and everyone who has been touched by our pal to contribute to a ‘@whymommy love fest’.

Here’s the skinny:

  • @whymommy love fest: We’re making THE most incredible digital card that has ever been made to show Susan just HOW much she is loved.

We want her to know that she rocks (because she totally does).

We want her to know that she is loved (because she totally is).

We want her to know that she has made a difference in more people’s lives than she will ever know (because she has).

We want her to know that she is an incredible mother, friend, scientist, writer, blogger, daughter, sister–you name it (because she is all of that and more).

 

Cora is working on her card for Miss Susan

We want her to feel our collective strength standing behind her (because that’s where we are!).

We want her to know that she not alone (because we are all right her with her).

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So, if you would like to contribute to our @whymommy love fest, please consider doing any of the following:

  • send any medium-sized photo(s) you want;
  • send along a caption, a signature [xoxo amy]  OR [praying for you, my friend! love, Maddy] OR a Bible verse, saying, few lines of a poem, whatevah!! Something we can add in 1-2 slides on iMovie;
  • send a picture of YOU holding a sign with your favorite word to describe Susan (inspiration, courage, strength, etc.);
  • send any voice-overs or songs or anything you want included!

Send your contributions to dcmomlove@gmail.com  by the end of the day tomorrow, Tuesday 1/24/12.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

And even if contributing to this kind of thing is not your cup of tea–which is totally cool–if you could lift our friend in prayer, she will feel it.

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under a shady tree
can you feel the soft cool grass?
can you feel it with your toes?
we can sit here while it grows.
laurie berkner, "under a shady tree"


i know nothing with certainty but the sight of the stars makes me dream
. . . vincent van gogh