• affirming the choice to be home throughout the many stages of motherhood;
• providing mother-to-mother support, education and networking;
• correcting society's misconceptions and refuting stereotypes about parents and children; and
• serving as advocates for parents and children concerning their needs for generous amounts of time together.

• Sandra Littell: pp. 3, 27
• Kelly Gallaher: p. 4
• Jami Moffett: pp. 5, 31
• Marian Gormley: p. 6
• Jane Chase: p. 7
• Cathy Gardner: pp. 8, 10, 19
• Lynn Van Couvering: pp. 9, 23, 25
• Amy Ribordy Reese: p. 11
• Mary Alice Baumgardner: p. 13
• Oscar C. Williams: p. 15
• Margeuritte McGee: p. 17
• Fred Myers: p. 21
• Patrick Harkins: p. 28
• Bernadette Bachich Repisky: p. 32

Whatever way you celebrate Mother's Day at your house, know that we at Mothers At Home appreciate your contributions to your family, your community and to our greater world. We understand that one day a year is hardly enough to thank mothers for their deep devotion and unrelenting efforts on behalf of the next generation. We know that "the hand that rocks the cradle" is a dedicated, but very tired, hand.

So, mother-to-mother, we wish you a very happy, enjoyable Mother's Day!

Features

A Dream Finally Realized
 by Aggie Casto ................... 7

Frogenstein
 by Lisa Suhay ..................... 9

My Mother's Ring
 by Elizabeth Wiegard ......... 11

Daughter, Where Did You Come From?
 by Donna Gundle-Krieg ...... 13

Recovery
 by Amy Ryan ..................... 15
 

Departments

Dear Welcome Home ......... 4

Poetry:
 To My Mother 
  (at Georgia's Birth) ........... 8
 Aurora Borealis ................ 10
 To My Daughter ............... 19
 Mothers ............................ 27

A Conversation with...
Brenda Hunter on the Power
of Mother Love
 Interview by 
 Heidi L. Brennan .............. 16

Media on Mothers .......... 20

Problems & Solutions ..... 23

From a Mother:
Pillow Talk
 by Margaret Cox Murray ... 28 

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Rave Reviews for WH Recipes

I want to thank you for including a few tasty, simple recipes in your publication. I served the Stir Fried Broccoli and Tangy Apricot Chicken to my family, to rave reviews. Then, with company coming over and no time to pore over cookbooks for the perfect recipe as I did in my days before becoming a mother, I pulled out my most recent WH and served the Orange Almond Salad and Stir-Fried Broccoli (with grilled salmon). Again, more accolades for your recipes from everyone. We all agreed that the salad was so refreshing and delightful that it will be on all our menus come summertime. 

Knowing How to Help

Your January 1999 issue was particularly helpful to me because of the article "Immeasurable Grief." I have a friend, five months pregnant, who will be carrying to term a baby without a brain (at least, that is what the ultrasound shows). I want to be as helpful as I can be, and your article came at a good time. When I first received the issue I thought it was a good article, but one to be filed away. I am so saddened that it has relevance to my friend.

Keep up the good work. You don't realize what an influence you truly have. We homeschool because of your "Homeschooling Alternative" article. That was the first time I had ever heard of it, and after a great deal of additional research, here we are! We homeschool a second grader, first grader and our two-year-old.

Editor's note: The Homeschooling Alternative is available through the MAH office as part of reprint #320 for $2.