IDEAS FOR MOTHERS DAY

When is Mothers Day?

The USA will commemorate Mother's Day on Sunday, May 8th, 2016.

The Story of MOTHER'S DAY

Mother's Day started from various religious and cultural origins from numerous different countries over several hundred years before it started gaining traction in the USA between the late 1800's and the early 1900's. It was subsequently officially proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson on May 8, 1914 designating that every second Sunday in May would be our recognized day to observe Mother's Day in the USA, demonstrating our love and devotion for our mothers and additionally fly the U.S. Flag.

Since its recognized observance, Mother's Day has now become an officially recognized day in other countries moreover, where it can fall on the same date every year, or calendared in association with another holiday like Easter or Lent.

So What Is Mother's Day?

And Why Do We Have Mothers Day?

We honor Mother's Day to celebrate the contribution of Mothers and Mother figures to our society in whole, and to each one of us individually, also to personally honor them with our sentiments, to share our love and gratitude, also to recognize their selfless sacrifices on our behalf with a gesture of appreciation and celebration.

So What Can I Do For Mother's Day?

Primarily, cause it to meaningful. Whether it be small or extravagant, material gifts, or service, or even spending an exceptional visit together, make it a heart-felt expression of your affection to the exceptional person that your mother is.

What Else To Do On Mother's Day

Besides letting your own mother know that she is loved, it is additionally an occasion to reach out to others' mothers at the same time. Let your mother-in-law know she is loved and appreciated. Let your widowed landlord whose only child passed-away understand that she is not forgotten. Go out to dinner with your sister who may have lost custody of her children in a difficult divorce. It could be that two weeks before Mother's Day you could possibly contact the estranged child of a loved-one and give him a copy of Robert Munsch's “Love you Forever” and convince him that it may not hurt to do a little something for his mom on this one special occasion.

Whichever way you may celebrate Mother's Day, most importantly the best possible result of our Mother's Day observance is that something might grow inside each of us, that we can feel more, that we'll have an increase in love, and that we will resolve to do more.

Happy Mothers Day 2016!

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