MOMS ROCK

I'm so excited!!! I had an idea!!!

Because MOMS ROCK!!!

(By the way, I don't believe that every woman needs to birth a baby to become that mother.
Some mothers adopt, and others simply love and nurture those around them, in or outside their homes.)

That said,

Moms rock.

And because Moms rock, I had this idea. I wanted the things women do to be recognized. At least on a small bloggy scale. I notice so many beautiful things Moms do as I peruse the blogosphere each week. Thing done to nurture, love, inspire, and create. I wanted to find a way (besides in the comments) to tell women that their work is noticed, and that it inspired me.

A few months ago I asked moms to answer two questions- what is something you feel you're doing well as a mother, and what is one area where you feel you're failing? It was much easier for Moms to come up with what they feel they're NOT doing well. That fueled this idea because I wanted to come up with a way to help Moms start to focus on the positive things about themselves.

So this big, earth-shattering movement was about to begin...(am I building this up too much? Oh well.)

Once a week, I'm going to give that recognition with this:

Is it an award? Not really. There are no rules and no one is required to pass it on. I just hope you will. Think of it as more like a magnet or button for your shirt. Like I'm right there in person, handing you a little gift that says MOMS ROCK.

I'll simply start recognizing people with this button, to let them know that I thought something they said or did rocked the party. Then they can choose to put the button in their sidebar or not. Make sense? I don't generally make sense so let me know if this is all just a confusing jumble of words.

I have to give credit to Kristina P. She's the reason I had this idea. One of her comments said something like, "there should be some sort of award for moms." It's true, most Moms don't get a lot of praise. So that's where this idea began. Thank you, Kristina! I'm "handing" you one of the first buttons. Not only because you gave me this idea, but because of your encouraging comments around the blogosphere. You take the time to let people know you think they're cool, and I see you noticing the little things and commenting on them. Besides that, you're keeping us all laughing with your posts! So you rock. You may not have kids, but you've got some excellent mothering skills. (:

Then just this morning joolee made me say, "Wow, she rocks" as I read her post. She is busy with FOUR little girls, yet she took the time to attempt a castle cake for her daughter's fourth birthday. AND she made the coolest birthday banner. That rocks. So joolee, I'm giving you this button to let you know you rock the party!

If you two would like to show off your buttons, feel free! You can email me or comment that you'd like the code and I'll get it to you. Anyone is welcome to the code, just let me know and I'll get it to you so you can give out buttons and/or put the button in your sidebar to promote this "movement." :)
update: I've been informed you can "drag" the button to your site. I have no clue about these things. You just have my blog open and another window open with your template/layout in view. Then you click and drag the image to where you want it in your sidebar. If this doesn't make sense, just ask and I'll give better instructions. Hopefully.

I'll give out more buttons next week! I can't wait!

(The cool button was created by the talented Summer. Check her out for your bloggy needs. Thank you, Kim of Temporary?Insanity, for the recommendation!)