Hello to you all!  Happy May!  And Happy Mother’s Day!….especially to those of you who are mothers-in-waiting.  One of the hardest days each and every year for me, in my 9 1/2 year struggle, was Mother’s Day.  And each year it became worse.

I can only suggest that when the anger, the hurt, the frustration, the envy, the jealousy and the confusion run through your mind, try to find somewhere in your heart to still celebrate.  Celebrate the mother you are going to become…celebrate the baby that may already be working his or her way to you.  Celebrate YOU, and the determination and drive that are within your soul. And I will pray for you all on Mother’s Day morning.

I’ve also decided to declare the month of May as Mom’s Month!  After all…is one designated day adequate to recognize moms?  I think not!  I believe the entire month is more appropriate. So…Happy Mom’s Month from the Journeys to Motherhood show!  And as the creator of Mom’s Month, I suggest you find a moment EACH day in the month of May to do something special for yourself, to find a moment just for you, to take a second to pat yourself on the back, and to definitely eat a bite (or two) of your favorite chocolate.

I recently spent some time with a very dear friend, Myra Falisz, who was in from Laguna Beach, CA.  And on that day, she went with my baby girl and me to a special little shop in the South Side of town called The Bead Mine.  We created the triad bracelets that I had mentioned in one of my recent shows…the three bracelets that I wanted for my birthmom, for my baby girl and for me, for Mother’s Day.  Three bracelets that no one else had, because I had designed them just for us.  We had an awesome day!  Myra and the owner of this fabulous store, Beth Sturm, were dears for helping me greatly in my decisions of color, design, contrast, clips, etc.  (There was more to this than I had imagined!)  I am SO excited to send it to my birthmom!  I really think she will love it!  So thank you Myra and Beth for your input in my creations and the fun time you both made it!

This show is Part 2 of the interview we are airing with our guest, Deb Tack.  I KNOW you had to thoroughly enjoy Part 1, and if you missed it…go back to Show 13 on our Archives page to check it out.  We are picking up where we left off, as Deb begins to tell us about her life as a mom…an adoptive mom AND a biological mom.  Deb’s story never seems to end, with all its interesting twists and turns.  I’ve said it before…her life is a movie waiting to be made!  So sit back, have a cup of ‘whatever’, with extra ‘whatever’ in it, because, after all, it’s Mom’s Month!  And take a listen to the continuation of our story of Deb Tack.

(After Deb’s interview, incorporated in my closing is a very touching e-mail sent to me by one of my good friends and loyal listeners, Alice Gross.  It’s a beautiful writing, a tribute to ALL moms.  I hope you find it as lovely as I had.)

If you want to talk to Deb Tack about possibly having her and her birthmom and adoptive mom speak, please contact her at debtack@earthlink.net.  Put “Me and My Moms” in the subject line, and she’ll get back to you.

Also, if  you want to contact The Adoption Connection for more information, e-mail them at theadoptionconnectionpa@verizon.net.