The Scholarly Mamas Society

Before marriage and motherhood, my inner circle was academic in nature, populated with all sorts of interesting, scholarly types. I love being a mother, but lately I've been missing my intellectual life an awful lot. So I inquired about a book club meeting at the library, asking whether or not my 13-month-old son would be welcome. The response was positive, as long he didn't disturb anyone.

Well, as the mother of a toddler, I'm always "disturbed," so to speak, and I know that my very active son won't play quietly in a corner whilst I participate in a lively discussion of Gabriel García Márquez's Love in the Time of Cholera. So it occurred to me to seek out other mothers with scholarly interests and form The Scholarly Mamas Society (TSMS). To that end, on Friday afternoon I'll be meeting with a librarian from Denton Public Library's North Branch to discuss TSMS.

If you're a fellow Scholarly Mama, stay tuned for more info, and let me know if you're interested in TSMS!

THE SCHOLARLY MAMAS SOCIETY

Who We Are

We are scholars. We are creators and cultivators. We are thinkers of original thoughts. We are Mothers.

Our Purpose

To provide an opportunity for mothers of children of all ages to meet in a relaxed atmosphere and enjoy a common interest in literature and other forms of culture.

At monthly meetings, members discuss literary and cultural texts of interest while we change diapers, chase after our kiddos, etc.

Our children are always welcome at our gatherings.

My Dream

Today, as America's first African-American President is about to be inaugurated, my heart is full of sadness that our nation's next leader supports abortion.

We're a pro-life family, and right now I am 17 weeks and 3 days pregnant with our second child. I wonder if my baby is a boy or a girl, and I hope to find out a week from today. I wonder who he or she will be. I wonder what hopes and dreams he or she will bring into this world. I wonder, and I weep for all the babies who have been or will be killed through abortion.

I read about a pro-life ad that will air in Chicago during Black Entertainment Television's inauguration coverage. The ad is called "Life: Imagine the Potential," and it "depicts an unborn child who grows up to become President-elect Barack Obama." (You can watch the ad here.)

The article I read also mentioned "a planned protest" where "[p]rotesters plan to hold three large banners stating “President Obama social justice and human rights begin in the womb" and "53,000,000 children have died through abortion...President Obama stop the violence.”

But it's the quote on the third banner that really moved me to write this blog. The third banner bears Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." That just about says it all...

Dr. King had a dream, and so do I. My dream is for an end to abortion.

Cavemama off to pray for an end to abortion and that our new President will have a change of heart regarding the lives of the unborn.

May justice prevail over the culture of death, and may God bless America!