Sunday Passage-Mother's Day
My son and I early 90's |
"The modern American holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in Grafton, West Virginia. Her campaign to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday in the United States began in 1905, the year her beloved mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died. Anna’s mission was to honor her own mother by continuing work she had started and to set aside a day to honor mothers, "the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world." Anna's mother, Ann Jarvis, was a peace activist who had cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the Civil War and created Mother’s Day Work Clubs to address public health issues.
Due to the campaign efforts of Anna Jarvis, several states officially recognized Mother's Day, the first in 1910 being West Virginia, Jarvis’ home state. In 1914 Woodrow Wilson signed the proclamation creating Mother’s Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. In a thank-you note to Wilson, Jarvis wrote of a “great Home Day of our country for sons and daughters to honor their mothers and fathers and homes in a way that will perpetuate family ties and give emphasis to true home life.” [6]
Jarvis's holiday was adopted by other countries and it is now celebrated all over the world. In this tradition, each person offers a gift, card, or remembrance toward their mothers, grandmothers, and/ or maternal figure on mother's day. The original intention, however, was to appreciate and honor your mother by writing a personal letter, by hand, expressing love and gratitude.[6]
Various observances honoring mothers existed in America during the 1870s and the 1880s, but these never had resonance beyond the local level.[8] Jarvis never mentioned Julia Ward Howe's attempts in the 1870s to establish a "Mother's Day for Peace", nor any connection to the Protestant school celebrations that included "Children's Day" amongst others.[9] Neither did she mention the traditional festival of Mothering Sunday.[9] Jarvis always said that the creation was hers alone.[9] "---Source (click here for more information)
Here again growing up this was not something we celebrated in the religion that I was raised in. Now I do enjoy being recognized as a Mother even though I don't have them here physically to share with everybody. The Bible does speak of many mother's or women of great importance. Hannah , Eve , Mary , Deborah , Sarah , Rebekah , Anna , Ruth , Jochebed and Rachel .
I enjoy reading what a women or mother is suppose to be like and strive to follow it to the best of my imperfect ability. Prov 31 Do go and read the passage it is soothing to the soul!
Happy Mother's Day!
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Enjoy those great and wonderful memories that you have of your kids.
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Thank you Melinda! I do hope today is a great day for you as well!
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