May 2015 – Page 2 – All Things Good

Happy Mother’s Day!

Katharine Rose Armour of Light May 6, 2015May 13, 2017Happy Mother's Day, Inspiration, Inspirational quotes, Mother's Day, Motherly advice, Words of wisdom 0 Comment

In honor of all mothers and in celebration of Mother’s Day, ATG shares below a sampling of words used to describe mothers and motherly advice or wisdom recalled by daughters and sons in their very own words.

Laura O. says:

The one word I would use to describe my mother is:

Patient

The one phrase that has left an impression:

“Make it a great day!”

My mother said this to us before we went to school every day growing up, and now she sends me a text in the mornings, “MIAGD!” for short.

Chia Seed Pudding: An Easy & Nutritious Morning Meal

Jennifer Murray Around The Table May 4, 2015May 1, 2017Almond milk pudding, Chia seed pudding, Chia seed pudding recipe, Chia seeds, Coconut milk pudding, Healthy breakfast, Healthy breakfast option, Low-fat milk pudding, Soy milk pudding 3 Comments

Mornings are often spent on autopilot. Getting out of the door on time is enough of a challenge – but having a good breakfast doesn’t have to be one, too.

Rather than skipping the morning meal entirely or grabbing something on the go, chia seed pudding is a super easy, tasty, and nutritious option that can be prepped in minutes the night before. Chia seeds are mixed with milk (non-dairy works perfectly well, too) and left in the fridge overnight. The tiny seeds absorb the liquid and plump up like tapioca with a very similar texture. Read more

Oh, Happy May! Oh, Happy May…

Jennifer and Katharine Rose Armour of Light May 1, 2015April 27, 2017May poems, May poetry, merry month of may poem, merry month of may thomas dekker, Month of May, month of may poems, Quotes about may, Quotes about month of may, Spring poetry, Springtime, thomas dekker poet 0 Comment

“The Merry Month of May”
By Thomas Dekker (English Elizabethan dramatist, 1572-1632)

O THE month of May, the merry month of May,
So frolic, so gay, and so green, so green, so green!
O, and then did I unto my true love say,
Sweet Peg, thou shalt be my Summer’s Queen.

Now the nightingale, the pretty nightingale,
The sweetest singer in all the forest quire,
Entreats thee, sweet Peggy, to hear thy true love’s tale:
Lo, yonder she sitteth, her breast against a brier.

But O, I spy the cuckoo, the cuckoo, the cuckoo;
See where she sitteth; come away, my joy:
Come away, I prithee, I do not like the cuckoo
Should sing where my Peggy and I kiss and toy.

O, the month of May, the merry month of May,
So frolic, so gay, and so green, so green, so green;
And then did I unto my true love say,
Sweet Peg, thou shalt be my Summer’s Queen.

For some fun, lyrical poetry as we enter the Merry Month of May, enjoy our post “Digging Deep in the Garden of Poetry“; or for more contemplative poetry, see “Treasured Poems from a Treasured Volume“.