Archive for the ‘Mother’s Day Contest – Total Mom Rejuvenation’ Category

Does your Mom deserve to win a TOTAL MOM REJUVENATION? Email your entry, including why she should be selected and your contact information, to enter@ologyspa.com.

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Entry for John, Luke & David’s Mom

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

My mother deserves a relaxing and revitalizing week.  She deserves more than that. 

My mom has such a stressful job both at home and at work.  At work my mom writes grants and helps raise money for victims of crimes.  She works so many hours a week often late into the night with soo many people depending on her.  She is the first one to leave in the morning and usually the last to get home.  When she does get home she mothers not only four boys, including three teenagers, she graciously cooks diner every night without fail.  She spends soo much time preparing diner and then even helps with the dishes.  She also has to cook a separate meal for my youngest brother Joseph.  Joseph has severe allergies to almost every food that we eat everyday.  Because of these allergies my mother has to make 3 separate meals a day for him. With a vast array of combinations of pills and medicines that Joseph needs everyday, the pressure of trying to keep track of all of the pills and getting refills really takes its toll on my mother.   

Even through all of this my mother drives us to sporting events, practices, and doctors appointments.  She manages to attend all of our sporting events and even though her schedule is chaotic she still manages to love us everyday.  My mother deserves this week of relaxation because she is the most caring and devoted mother in the whole world. 

Me and my brothers love her very much and think that just this small thing would go a long way in showing her that we appreciate, and know what she does for us and our family day in and day out.    Submitted by John, Luke & David

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Entry for Carolyn’s Mom

Monday, April 26th, 2010

My name is Carolyn and I just turned 14, there are tons of reasons that you have to choose my mom for the Total Mom Rejuvenation Contest.

First reason, she has a teenage daughter and son, if thats not enough alone then let me explain some of the other reasons… She has been a seminary student for almost 4 years now and is constantly working on writing 25 page papers and various presentations. Not only does she constantly have to work on schoolwork, but she is also a single mom (so if you know anyone.. let me know :) , I would love to marry her off to in her definition a “Godly hunk”), being a single mom, and having two teenage kids, she gets just about no help cooking and keeping the house in order. She also has a billion friends that are either in the hospital or come to her for help and support (at least five call a day).

She has probably not taken a break since the day she got back from her first honneymoon (and that was quite a while ago!!) so I think it’s definetally time for her to relax. I can’t imagine anyone more deserving for this Rejuvenation contest (plus I need a mothers day present, and I think this will do :D ) She is constantly running herself into the ground and more than once has overworked herself until the point where she is physically sick.

Hope you can walk in her shoes for a moment and realize how much she needs this.
Submitted by Carolyn
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Entry for Diana

Monday, April 26th, 2010
My wife, Diana deserves some time for herself for all that she gave for my Mom and still gives for my Dad.
Diana dreamed for years of moving to Southern Arizona. In 1998, we made that move and we lived there for 8 years, but we had to move back to Indiana in 2006 when my Mom and Dad’s health began to fail and they needed help. She unselfishly moved back, putting Arizona behind her, because my family means so much to her.  
Until my Mother passed away on Christmas Day 2009, Diana took care of both her and my Dad by cleaning their laundry & dishes, cleaning their home, cooking for them & bathing them. My 92 year old Father is still living and she takes care of him on a daily basis.  Diana has sacrificed so much to not only take care of them but also takes care of me with my arthritis and the degenerative disc in my back. She never has time for herself so she deserves a day just for her.
Submitted by: Larry
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Entry for Abigail

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

My entry is not for my mom, but for a mom and friend of mine who deserves something special for herself.

Abigail suffered a grand mal seizure at work two years ago and has since dealt with countless medical appointments, memory loss, sensory loss, and constant headaches – all while raising four young boys. Since Abigail is now unable to work fulltime, her husband took on more hours at his job, leaving her to shuttle the boys from sports practices to dentist appointments to school events on her own.

However, despite her medical issues (her neurologists never did find a cause for the seizure and have not ruled out the possibility of it occurring again), Abigail is one of the most upbeat people I know. She always makes herself available to help out other people – most recently, she’s been driving an hour every day  to help her pregnant sister pack for an upcoming move. She’s thirsty for knowledge and works on puzzles and word games daily to help improve her memory. She reads voraciously in search of food ingredients that might help spark her taste buds to regain sensitivity.

The boys have been great, too – they understand that Mom’s brain is no longer wired to remember to sign their permission slips and pack lunches without several reminders from them. Only once have I seen Abigail break down and cry over feeling insufficient in terms of parenting, but I know that she’d give anything to regain her short-term memory capacity, if only so that she could expand on her service to others.

If anyone deserves a Total Mom Rejuvenation, it’s Abigail, and I am honored both to be her friend and to share her story.

Submitted by: Jennifer

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Entry for Amy

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

I am an RN.  I have two daughters at home, one in college for nursing and the other is 15 and in at least one sport every season.  I am always so busy with “mom” stuff, I don’t get a lot of “me” time.  I spend a lot of time helping both daughters with homework from nursing, to pharmacology, to high school algebra.  Also, the 15 year old always has a project I am helping with such as the recent Roman house we built from a cake mix to ginger bread houses at Christmas or dressing up for spirit days at school.  None of these can be done properly without the help of mom. 

My college daughter has already been through these projects over the last several years, and now she is in college and we are planning her wedding for June of 2011.  My high schooler is currently on the JV and Varsity softball teams at her high school, so I am at a game pretty much every day of the week.  Wow, it is all pretty mind boggling!

 I have a great husband who helps a lot, but he just isn’t “Mom”.  He also has been laid off for the last year, so I have recently taken on a second job part-time to help pay the bills and get ready for the wedding.  I am helping him get started in a traveling airbrush business at softball games where he will paint helmets and shirts. 

This Total Mom Rejuvenation would be a total blessing to me!  Thanks for accepting my entry!

Submitted by: Amy

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Entry for Janie

Monday, April 19th, 2010

My mother, Janie, has been through so much in the past eight years, I think she’s forgotten what it’s like to be comfortable–let alone pampered.

 In 2002, Janie was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy/hysterectomy, and several rounds of estrogen-destroying hormone treatments.  She lost her sense of femininity—hormones, womb, and breasts—in one awful year.  The years following that were full of fear about whether or not the cancer was coming back, as well as the huge adjustments in her daily life that she made as she struggled to deal with her new scars, her new appearance, and her new anxieties.  My father tried to urge her to rest during this period, but she still insisted on working to my brother and I—who were just entering college (him) and finishing up high school (me)—financially as we went through our own life changes and transitions.  She tried to be there for us emotionally, too, even though she was undergoing so much.

And then, just when her health seemed to be on an upswing in 2006, my father, to whom my mother had been happily married for over 25 years, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.  For three years, my mother acted as his health advocate amidst complicated procedures, a mess of medical expenses, and even frustrating miscommunication between his doctors.  She then carried the family through the sudden changes we had to make financially as his health declined—moving us into a smaller home pretty much single-handedly, since my father was so weak—and then took care of my dad through at-home hospice for several months.  When he died in January of ’09, she didn’t allow the family to fall apart. She managed the family estate and returned to work, making sacrifices to help support me, her youngest, as I left college and began to embark on my own career path.  

 She lives as a widow now at 54.  Her job these days involves helping women with breast cancer to “look normal—or at least as good as they can,” as she puts it, by fitting them with specialty wigs and prostheses.  Every day, she grieves with women over their scars as they try to hide the damage.  Every day, I think she opens up her own old wounds, but she knows that, as a survivor herself, there is no one who can understand the women who come to her for help any better.  In spite of the pain, she puts her heart on the line every day to help others who are going through cancer.  I can’t believe she does it—and I can’t imagine how she manages it, especially since she’s still grieving for my father and all the things she lost in her 25-year romance with him. He was her best friend.

She hasn’t had much time to take care of herself in the year following his death, and I think she’s forgotten what it’s like to be taken care of. Even though I’ve been living with her for the last ten months, she hasn’t ever relinquished her caretaker role to me, and she still takes on the heaviest burdens for herself.  Grief has aged her prematurely—and I know that she would feel much more refreshed and confident and able to move on if she had the chance for some rejuvenating pampering she could never afford on her new budget.

Thanks for considering my mom, Janie, for this contest. Even if she doesn’t get your vote, I hope you’ll think of her in your prayers.  Submitted by: Abbie

346 Responses to “Entry for Janie”

  1. Mary Gay says:

    Janie is an inspiration to all women. Her daughter’s not bad either in her demonstration of compassion and love for her mother. A winning combination and one that gets my vote.

  2. ashley says:

    Janie gets my vote!

  3. Rainy Lin says:

    Janie has my vote!

  4. Harry says:

    I expect that there are many deserving women who would easily qualify for such a nice gesture as this, but based on the experience I have had, it is hard to imagine that anyone deserves it more…

    Please consider making this special opportunity available to such a wonderful and deserving woman.

  5. Cathy Curry says:

    A mothers love is so far reaching! Janie is a true example of mothering in its finest form. She is truly a blessing to all of those she is around.

  6. Himanshu says:

    You have my vote. You deserve to win.

  7. Anita says:

    Janie and Abbie get my vote! Such a wonderfuly story of a loving family.

  8. Justin Henriw says:

    I honestly don’t know what to say. What a wonderful woman, and what awesome kids. I know Caleb personally and he’s one of the best. Janie, you have quite a legacy, and you’re an example of faith and human goodness. Thanks very much for that.

  9. Maanaa says:

    She def gets my vote

  10. Yuehui says:

    Janie is an amazing woman. I really admire her. She deserves the best in the world

  11. Jason says:

    Janie gets my vote!

  12. Deb says:

    Janie has my vote!

  13. Nicole says:

    Janie has my vote!

  14. Sherry says:

    Janie gets my vote. What a wonderful example of unselfish love and family support!

  15. Elisha says:

    Janie has my vote as well.. what a warrior.

    God bless your family, Abbie.

  16. Christina says:

    I vote for Janie!

  17. Kathy Barbour says:

    I’m so moved by Janie’s compassion and her desire to give a sense of femininity
    and optimism back to other women stricken by cancer. That she has continued to do so as a widow, who is still suffering from losing her beloved mate, marks her as a truly special woman, deserving of every little bit of pampering she can get. I’m also touched by her daughter’s devotion to her brave and spirited mother.

  18. Delilah says:

    Janie and Abbie are wonderful! They always think of the little things to make me and everyone else feel better. I vote Janie!

  19. Lauren says:

    Janie definitely has my vote! :)

  20. Barb Fausett says:

    God bless you richly Janie. May His love and peace rest on you with a Heavy Hand and fill you with His Spirit. I vote for you.

  21. Amy says:

    Janie has my vote!

  22. Jackie says:

    janie has my vote!

  23. Melissa says:

    Janie has my vote!

  24. Dennis says:

    Janie gets my vote.

  25. Laurie says:

    Janie’s got my vote!

  26. Stephanie says:

    Janie and Abbie get my vote!!

  27. Cecily says:

    Janie definitely has my vote!

  28. Tayler says:

    Janie has my vote!

  29. robin says:

    What an inspiring story……Janie has my vote!!

  30. Brooke Puetz says:

    Janie has my vote!

  31. Kim says:

    Janie has my vote!

  32. Suzanne says:

    Janie is an outstanding woman and mother. She definitely gets my vote.

  33. Monica says:

    Love you Janie! You deserve this!

  34. William says:

    Janie has my vote. I can’t imagine a more deserving candidate.

  35. Samantha says:

    Janie gets my vote! This will be a great opportunity for her to start to recover from all her hardships. She’s definitely deserving!

  36. Kibs says:

    I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this than Janie!

  37. Marque says:

    Janie has my vote!!!!

  38. Rojelly says:

    Janie definitely deserves this. She has my vote!

  39. Fatima says:

    Thank God for Mother’s like Janie, she deserves it the most

  40. Hjalti says:

    Janie gets my vote!

  41. Hulda says:

    Janie has my vote.

  42. Carol says:

    Cast my vote for Janie.

  43. Sharon says:

    Janie is a wonderful woman. She definitely gets my vote !

  44. Weng says:

    Janie Gets my vote :)


Entry for Mary Anita

Monday, April 19th, 2010

My mom is awesome; that is why she should win the spa treatments and other products.  My name is Abigail and I am 10 years old.  My sister is Lydia and she is 8 years old. 

My mom was busy packing us up last April to move to Noblesville, Indiana.  She was a pastor’s wife in northwest Indiana.  I LOVE Noblesville and our home in the country.  My mom was a pastor’s wife for 8 1/2 months, and then my Dad died because of inflammation of the pancreas.  He was only in the hospital for 5 days.  My sister and I didn’t even get to say goodbye.

My mom has had to learn to pay the bills and handle some of Dad’s jobs and still tries to be a good mom.  She gets up early and goes to bed late just to have things ready for us.  She fixes all of our meals, does our laundry, and helps us with our homework, and helps me with my new puppy, Penny.  I know she is stressed out because she misses Dad and wants the best for us. 

She needs a relaxing time so she can feel good about herself again.  She also still has Bible studies and helps the kids.  She needs to rest and I hope she wins the contest!

Submitted by: Abigail

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Entry for Rebecca

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

I believe my mom, Rebecca deserves to be the winner of the Total Mom Rejuvenation contest! 

I believe she should be the winner because she works so hard managing her part-time job all on top of being a hard working mom.  My dad is almost never around.  He works a full-time job and travels a lot!  My mom works all day and all night.  I want her to win this because I want to show her how much I care about her.  She has been through so much in her life and given so much for us kids and I want to show her how much I thank her for everything she has done for me and my family.  She has showed and helped me through dealing with life in my kid/teenager years and I just can’t thank her enough.  I love my mom so much and if anything happened to her I would be devastated.  This is finally my opportunity to give back to her.  She deserves everything.  She made me who I am today and I owe not only my success in life to her but also all my love.  Thank you for your time in reading my reasons why my mom should win the Total Mom Rejuvenation contest and I hope you will pick my loving, deserving, and all around wonderful mom for your winner!

Submitted by: Jesseca

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Entry for Angela

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Well umm,  I have read the 15 or so other entries about all these mothers that have had to go through difficult experiences to get to where they are now. They really are incredible feats, but my story of my mom is nothing like all of the other stories. Hers is just a story of “her”.

 The only bad thing I can think of that she has gone through is giving up her nursing job when she gave birth to two of her three sons (my little brother and I). But she doesn’t really deal with too many horrible events nowadays. My dad has a good job and travels a lot but I’m just thankful that my mother is here and can be at home with us.

Most of her stress probably comes from dealing with my adopted sister who is mentally ill.  It would be hard without my mom here because my little brother does Tae Kwon Do and Track. On top of that, she has to make time to get me to where I have to be. And that is not easy because I am in the orchestra, I am in baseball season right now, and currently do football workouts every other morning of the week.

Unfortunately I’m not old enough to drive yet so I want this to be my way of saying thanks for being able to pick me up literally every single day after school and every other morning before school (including afterschool activities, events, and practices I do daily). So sorry if this isn’t like one of the amazing stories that have already been posted.

In my mind, my mom is a real hero to me and the rest of our family. And I just wanted to say thanks for everything. 

 
Love you mom and Happy Mother’s Day,  Submitted by Alex.
 
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Entry for Pam

Monday, April 12th, 2010
In my mid 50′s, I was downsized in March of 2007.  In the economy that transpired, no one responded to my outreach for employment.  Since that time, I’ve remained unemployed.  When this all came down, my wife was working for a pediatric dentist and intended to reduce her commitment to part-time in a couple of years.
 
I accessed my COBRA health care at the time I became unemployed but it ran out in 2008.  At that time, she was able to access health benefits via her boss through the ADA.  Because of these circumstances, she will need to continue to work full-time.  The stress of our life as it now is has certainly taken a toll on her emotionally. 
 
I was once able to give her nice things on her birthday or mother’s day, but in order to live within our forced new budget, things like this are no longer within our affordability.  She’s deserving of this and more, but a spa day at Ology would bring a smile to her face like I haven’t seen in a long time.
 
If she’s not selected, at least I had a chance to honor her love and commitment via this submission.  She’s a wonderful partner and deserving of this recognition.  Submitted by Sam.
 
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