Happy Mother's Day
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Lotussan
I Belong To Steven
Happy Mother's Day to all of you moms out there...I think we should say a respectful thank-you to Mrs. Seagal for bringing such an inspiring man such as Steven, into this world...
Kat, I got your message, deary...I will do, whenever I get a moment where I can write...Cheer up, and I do hope all of your family out in oklahoma are safe and sound...
Kat, I got your message, deary...I will do, whenever I get a moment where I can write...Cheer up, and I do hope all of your family out in oklahoma are safe and sound...
katrina102457
New Member
Happy Mother's Day!!
Lotus, thank you, whenever you can. My stepdaughter is safe and safe only fifteen miles from Oklahoma City. I cannot believe I was there only 2 weeks ago.
I hope you were all blessed with such a wonderful Mom as
I have been!
Love you all,
Kat
Lotus, thank you, whenever you can. My stepdaughter is safe and safe only fifteen miles from Oklahoma City. I cannot believe I was there only 2 weeks ago.
I hope you were all blessed with such a wonderful Mom as
I have been!
Love you all,
Kat
Amos Stevens
New Member
Happy Mothers Day!
Amos Stevens
New Member
> History of Mothers Day
>
> The earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced
> back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in
> honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the
> 1600's, England celebrated a day called "Mothering
> Sunday". Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent.
> "Mothering Sunday" honored the mothers of England.
> During this time many of the England's poor worked
> as
> servants for the wealthy. As most jobs were located
> far from their homes, the servants would live at the
> houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday the
> servants would have the day off and were encouraged
> to
> return home and spend the day with their mothers. A
> special cake, called the mothering cake, was often
> brought along to provide a festive touch.
>
> As Christianity spread throughout Europe the
> celebration changed to honor the "Mother Church" -
> the
> spiritual power that gave them life and protected
> them
> from harm. Over time the church festival blended
> with
> the Mothering Sunday celebration . People began
> honoring their mothers as well as the church.
>
> In the United States Mother's Day was first
> suggested
> in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to
> the
> Battle hymn of the Republic) as a day dedicated to
> peace. Ms. Howe would hold organized Mother's Day
> meetings in Boston, Mass ever year.
>
> In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a
> campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. Ms.
> 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. By the next year Mother's Day was also
> celebrated
> in Philadelphia.
>
> Ms. Jarvis and her supporters began to write to
> ministers, businessman, and politicians in their
> quest
> to establish a national Mother's Day. It was
> successful as by 1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in
> almost every state. President Woodrow Wilson, in
> 1914,
> made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's
> Day as a national holiday that was to be held each
> year on the 2nd Sunday of May.
>
> While many countries of the world celebrate their
> own
> Mother's Day at different times throughout the year,
> there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland,
> Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also
> celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.
>
> The earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced
> back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in
> honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the
> 1600's, England celebrated a day called "Mothering
> Sunday". Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent.
> "Mothering Sunday" honored the mothers of England.
> During this time many of the England's poor worked
> as
> servants for the wealthy. As most jobs were located
> far from their homes, the servants would live at the
> houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday the
> servants would have the day off and were encouraged
> to
> return home and spend the day with their mothers. A
> special cake, called the mothering cake, was often
> brought along to provide a festive touch.
>
> As Christianity spread throughout Europe the
> celebration changed to honor the "Mother Church" -
> the
> spiritual power that gave them life and protected
> them
> from harm. Over time the church festival blended
> with
> the Mothering Sunday celebration . People began
> honoring their mothers as well as the church.
>
> In the United States Mother's Day was first
> suggested
> in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to
> the
> Battle hymn of the Republic) as a day dedicated to
> peace. Ms. Howe would hold organized Mother's Day
> meetings in Boston, Mass ever year.
>
> In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a
> campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. Ms.
> 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. By the next year Mother's Day was also
> celebrated
> in Philadelphia.
>
> Ms. Jarvis and her supporters began to write to
> ministers, businessman, and politicians in their
> quest
> to establish a national Mother's Day. It was
> successful as by 1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in
> almost every state. President Woodrow Wilson, in
> 1914,
> made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's
> Day as a national holiday that was to be held each
> year on the 2nd Sunday of May.
>
> While many countries of the world celebrate their
> own
> Mother's Day at different times throughout the year,
> there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland,
> Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also
> celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.
