"MOTHER'S DAY"

Mother's day is the day that everyone is to honor their Mother for all
of the love and tenderness that she has given to us freely.
If we were to build a list of all the things that our Mothers have done
for us in the years that we have been on this Earth, I truly believe
that this list would be endless.

Think back to when we growing up and all the times that our Mothers
were there for us. She would comfort us when times were bad with hugs
and understanding, and usually cookies. She would make our boo-boo's
go away with a simple kiss. She would help us learn how to do the
things that were important to us, even if she thought they were silly.
Simply put, Mothers have this unconditional love that
never, ever seems to leave our lives. She has always been there and
will always be there for us through thick or thin.

Here Is A Cute Tribute To All The Great Moms In The World

While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal,
eggs, and toast. When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch,
we had to eat sandwiches. And you can guess our mother fixed us a
dinner that was different from what other kids had, too.

Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. You'd think
we were convicts in a prison. She had to know who our friends were,
and what we were doing with them. She insisted that if we said we
would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.

   We were ashamed to admit it, but she had the nerve to break the
Child Labor Laws by making us work. We had to wash the dishes,
make the beds, learn to cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry, and all
sorts of cruel jobs. I think she would lie awake at night thinking
of more things for us to do.

   She always insisted on us telling the truth the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth. By the time we were teenagers, she could read our minds.

   Then, life was really tough! Mother wouldn't let our friends just
honk the horn when they drove up. They had to come up to the door so she could meet them.

While everyone else could date when they were 12 or 13, we had to
wait until we were 16.

Now that we have left home, we are all God fearing, educated, honest
adults. We are doing our best to be mean parents just like Mom was.
I think that's what's wrong with the world today. It just doesn't
have enough mean moms anymore.

Some Motherly Advise

Always change your underwear. You never know when you'll have an accident.

Don't make that face or it'll freeze in that position.

Be careful or you'll put your eye out.

What if everyone jumped off a cliff? Would you do it, too?

You have enough dirt behind those ears to grow potatoes!

Close that door! Were you born in a barn?

If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.

Don't put that in your mouth. You don't know where it's been!

The History of Mother's Day

      In the U.S. Mothers' Day is a holiday celebrated on the second
       Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers
        with cards, gifts, and flowers. First observance in Philadelphia, Pa.
in 1907, it is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in
       1872 and Anna Jarvis in 1907.

              Although it wasn't celebrated in the U.S. until 1907, there were days
              honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece. In those days,
              however, it was Rhea, the Mother of the gods that was given honor.

              Later, in the 1600's, in England there was an annual observance called
              "Mothering Sunday." It was celebrated during Lent, on the fourth
              Sunday. On Mothering Sunday, the servants, who generally lived with
              their employers, were encouraged to return home and honor their
              mothers. It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to
              celebrate the occasion.

              In the U.S., in 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign
              to establish a national Mother's Day. Jarvis persuaded her mother's
              church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the
              second anniversary of her mother's death, the 2nd Sunday of May. The
              next year Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.

              Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers,
              businessman, and politicians in their quest to establish a national
              Mother's Day. They were successful. President Woodrow Wilson, in
              1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day a
              national observance that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday
              of May.

              Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at
              different times throughout the year. Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey,
              Australia, and Belgium celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday
              in May, as in the U.S.

                  M... is for the million things she gave me,
               O ... means only that she's growing old,
                   T ... is for the tears she shed to save me,
          H ... is for her heart of purest gold;
                     E ... is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
                      R ... means right, and right she'll always be.

Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER,"
A word that means the world to me.

M-O-T-H-E-R

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ps...My MOTHER is the greatest MOM in the world!!!