Happy Mother’s Day
To all who have given of themselves to their family and in many cases their extended families.
I did not realize that Mother’s Day is 100 years old this year:
Written by SueOn this 100th anniversary of Mother’s Day, the woman credited with creating one of the world’s most celebrated holidays probably wouldn’t be pleased with all the flowers, candy or gifts.
Anna Jarvis would want us to give mothers a white carnation — she felt it signified the purity of a mother’s love.
Jarvis, who never married and never had children, got the Mother’s Day idea after her mother said it would be nice if someone created a memorial to mothers.
Three years after her mother died in 1905, she organized the first official mother’s day service at a church where her mother had spent more than 20 years teaching Sunday school.
Today, the former Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church is the official shrine to mothers around the world. On Sunday, the shrine will celebrate the 100th anniversary, giving each mother attending a special service a white carnation.
The shrine also serves as a “reminder to the accomplishments of these women and to the issues mothers still deal with today, trying to do the balancing act of being everything to everyone,” said Cindi Mason, the shrine’s director.
~J~ Says:
May 11th, 2008 at 12:52 amVisit ~J~
I was just going to write a post wishing all mothers, grandmothers, care-givers to children, adoptive mothers etc. a very happy Mother’s Day.
If your mother is alive be sure to drop by if close enough or call if not. It means a lot.
Saturday I received a dozen beautiful long-stemmed peach colored roses and two sleeping outfits.
I also had my two local grandchildren here and have thoroughly enjoyed our evening until our six year old grandson fell off his grandfather’s lap as they were playing a computer game. He jumped up and came to me, trying to hold back tears and told me, “I’m alright, really.” a couple of times, but then went into the bathroom so he could cry alone.
When his sister went to see how he was he kicked her out and then ran upstairs. I called his mother and she talked to him, then he came back downstairs and let me look at where he was hurt after his sister gave him a favorite stuffed toy and he confided his eye hurt.
He’s OK and it was his cheekbone, but it’s kind of sad to see a six year old boy think he can’t cry and try to hide it.
Saturday he hit a grand slam homerun, a single and a single homerun in his slow pitch baseball league. He’s growing up and he’s our baby.
Our other grandchildren are an 11 year old grandson (our eldest grandchild) an almost 11 year old granddaughter who is local and an almost 10 year old granddaughter who is the sister of the 11 year old grandson. They live in Texas and we are debating taking a trip there this summer as we usually do. It’s just that the heat and humidity in Texas is so bad.
Mothers, enjoy your children before they grow up on you, and children honor your parents. That’s the one commandment in the Bible with promise. “Honor your mother and father that your days will be long on this earth.”
Sue Says:
May 11th, 2008 at 2:21 amVisit Sue
~J~
I wrote this little bit of a piece early Saturday evening and timed it to go up after midnight. You should have just posted yours above.
Hope you have a great Mom’s Day and glad to hear that all is well with the little one.