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Celebrating Mother's Day
“A mother's love liberates.” —Maya Angelou
“Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” —Tina Fey
"It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding." —Erma Bombeck
"There were times when... I didn't have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always." —Taylor Swift
“A mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled.” —Emily Dickinson
Welcome to Our Home
Welcome to Our Home
It is hard to know what you don't know.
Life tends to make us all wiser along the way, and we can learn from each other. Mothers are our first teachers. Women are natural communicators and collaborators. We, three sisters from Texas, decided it was time to share what we have learned raising each other and our families. Many of those lessons about love were hard won.
This May, we celebrate Mother's Day, a perfect time to launch our family and friends e-zine. We are sharing What We Learned from Our Mother for Mother's Day. Our mother touched many lives, both in family life, at work, and in her circle of friends.
To commemorate the day, we shared articles on ways to celebrate Mother's Day and another on Mother's Day gifts, including a page just for gardening gifts.
We hope sharing through our ezine will help new and old friends and neighbors save time, money and even some heartache.
While thinking through some of these life lessons, we wanted to share information about affordable, quality products we use to make our lives more manageable. We hope you love them too. Should you choose to make a purchase through a link on this site, we may earn a small commission. To learn more about how we decide what to include, see our product recommendations criteria. Susan's daughter Lizzie contributed an article titled Lizzie's Favorite Things. It's a fun read and will give you great ideas for gift giving.
All of that being said, we are still learning, and we hope you will join our circle of friends in sharing with us. We are asking you to send us your sage advice and your questions! We want your article ideas, stories, and recipes. If we post your question, stories, or recipes online we will send you a gift!*
Just email us at sisters@kooksisters.com and join our mailing list
We hope you enjoy our webzine as much as we have enjoyed putting it together for you.
Thank you for becoming part of our circle of family and friends.
Susan, Laurel, and Sarah
The Kook Sisters
Featured Articles
This cold salad we've been making since the early 90s can be dressed up for a party or served at picnics on the beach.
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Christy by Catherine Marshall
The Giver of Stars was a Book Club read I loved. Christy was our Granny's favorite book. They both are based on real events tell stories of young women overcoming social norms to make a difference to those most in need.
Every year we gave our grandmother gifts for her garden. We're sharing our most successful gift ideas here.
Moms love all the beautiful artwork and handmade gifts from her children and grandchildren. She also appreciates a personal, thoughtful gift from you.
Even if you've left getting a gift for mom to the last minute, many of these great gifts can arrive next day.
As a wedding photographer, Laurel helps you navigate the social challenges of weddings in any role, starting with guests.
It's wedding season again. Laurie, our wedding expert, guides us through wedding guest fashion and etiquette for that special day.
You don't have to spend a fortune to dress well for that special event. Many of the looks featured are priced well and can go from the party into your regular wardrobe.
Laundry is serious business when you need to send a family out in the world presentable everyday, and you want to support a sustainable environment.
Small Appliance Gifts for the Cook
We love to cook and we love the small appliances that make it easy. Here are six workhorses of the kitchen that we recommend to friends and give as gifts.
How can a family eat well when everyone has their own preferences? Here are common sense ways to stay on budget and get family onboard.
Lizzie, my daughter, contributed this article featuring some of her favorite things. There is something in here for the young people in your life and maybe for you too.
We three sisters ages 7, 4, and 3 at our grandparent's weekend home in 1965. Photo taken by our father. Our mother and grandmother made our clothes.
Who Are the Sisters?
Who Are the Sisters?
Susan, a native Texan, is the first born. Recently retired from a lifelong career in learning and development, she loves cooking, theatre and films, and is a voracious reader. Susan writes romantic fiction, journal articles, and Kook Sisters eZine features. In graduate school classmates awarded her the Erma Bombeck award for humor. In our family she is affectionately known as Safety Susan for her vigilance. She lives with her tennis-obsessed husband of 43 years, her multi-talented daughter, and the family’s rescue cat and dog.
Laurel, the middle sister, went to college on a full music scholarship where she continued her studies in vocal performance. Her education culminated in a job with Houston Grand Opera Chorus for seven seasons. While still in college, Laurel met the love of her life, a home and garden magazine photographer. From her husband, Laurel learned photography and worked as a photo stylist. They built their own business photographing editorial style weddings and events. Widowed, Laurel is raising her two big-hearted teen girls.
Sarah, the youngest, works as a Director of Product Marketing for a tech company. Her free time is spent socializing and attending music, theater and cultural events. She serves on the board of a renowned community choir, where she lends her voice. An advocate for women’s rights and other social causes, Sarah enjoys volunteer work at a homeless navigation center. She strives to play an important role in the life of young people within our family, her circle of friends, and in the community. Her son inherited her musical talent and is an aspiring game programmer.
Your Questions, Answered
Your Questions, Answered
Q: I see you are an Amazon Associate. How does that work? Where does the money go?
Thank you for asking. We want to be transparent about this. We decided to be an Amazon Affiliate as a fundraiser for a family member who recently went on dialysis and can no longer work. It takes time to build up a customer base to see profits from this, usually a year. The commission on purchases through our links is 1-5% of the purchase price. Once a shopper gets to the Amazon link whatever they buy in the next hour is credited to our account if Amazon pays commission on that item, and they usually do. Whether or not you choose to make purchases from our links we hope you enjoy our content and will come back for more articles and recipes as we add them.
Q: Can I suggest products for your reviews and links?
Yes, just tell us the products you like and why you like them. If your suggested products and your review is published, you will receive an Amazon gift card under the conditions explained in this ezine. Send suggestions and your own articles to sisters@kooksisters.com.
Q: Why should I sign-up for the mailing list?
We will send an update with new article previews before the next issue of the ezine is published. We are thinking of fun things to do with our subscribers, such as contests, social groups, book clubs, etc., and we want to include you in the fun. For our subscribers who sign-up and contribute content or ideas to the ezine, we will send you a $5 Amazon gift certificate.
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