Happy Mother's Day!

Mother's Day is this Sunday, and I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very…

And as if Mother's Day isn't cause enough for celebration, my middle daughter graduates from high school the very same day!

It's difficult to believe she'll soon be leaving for college. I’ve always said it’s one of the great paradoxes of life: You work hard as a parent… so your children are able to leave you. (And I've heard the second child leaving for college is just as hard, if not harder, than the first. Yikes – wish us luck!)

Oh, by the way, she's decided to go to… (drumroll, please)…

…the University of San Diego!

I don't know if I'm ready for all this, but I do know I'm incredibly happy for her, and her mother and I couldn't be more proud.

Congratulations, Sweetheart!

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"I have so much of you in my heart."
–John Keats

1. Here are 20 Fun Facts About Mother’s Day. And for those procrastinators out there: The ultimate guide to last-minute Mother’s Day gift ideas. You got this!. • 13 Last-Minute (But Still Amazing) Mother’s Day Ideas. • 15 Last-Minute, Do-It-Yourself Mother’s Day Gifts.

2. Take It From a 93-Year-Old Yogi: Stretch, Hold and Laugh.

3. Newly revealed letters from Hemingway, nearly a century old, show the author in young, unrequited love. Also interesting: In 1934, Hemingway created this reading list for a young writer.

4. The Six Main Arcs in Storytelling, as Identified by an A.I. A machine mapped the most frequently used emotional trajectories in fiction, and compared them with the ones readers like best. (And let's not forget Kurt Vonnegut talking about the Shapes of Stories. By the way, did you know he has an astroid named after him?)

5. The strange 'second sight' of Milina Cunning. Blindsight: The strangest form of consciousness. And if you think that's weird, check out 'Foreign accent syndrome .'

"Motherhood: All love begins and ends there."
–Robert Browning

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"Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face."
–George Eliot

"A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go."
–Unknown

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"Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together."
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Hi. I’m D.E.Uhlig. I’m an artist, author, husband and father.

For as long as I can remember, I have loved to draw. Years ago I gave my wife a hand-drawn card for our anniversary, and she loved it so much she made me promise to ALWAYS hand-draw her cards. Then our three kids made me promise to do the same with their birthday cards. And when I posted some of my drawings online, people began asking how they could purchase my work—so I created this newsletter. I believe in something I like to call “The Happiness of Art” and I hope it makes you smile.

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D.E.Uhlig is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared in numerous publications including the Kansas City Star, Christian Science Monitor, University Daily Kansan, Editorial Humor Magazine, and World Policy Journal. Commercial illustration and design clients over the years have included Samsung, Sprint, and the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, among others—and his Starbucks RedCup illustrations have been featured on the company's Pinterest and Facebook pages. In 1989, Mr. Uhlig co-founded Uhlig LLC, a leading provider of cross-media publishing and communication services in industries ranging from residential housing to book publishing to cancer care. Mr. Uhlig is married with three children and resides in Kansas City. He is currently working on children’s books, ebooks and apps.

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