What Is Mother's Day?

Day 181

Tomorrow is Mother's Day.

I'll call mom on the phone and wish her a happy day. Others will take their moms' out for brunch or dinner. Still others will offer to take care of the house and let mom relax. And, of course, flowers candy and a card from Hallmark (when you care enough to only give the very best).

All in an effort to celebrate motherhood.

But what is Mother's Day?

According to Wiki:

Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May.

The modern holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother at St Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia. Her campaign to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday in the United States began in 1905, the year her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died.

Ann Jarvis had been a peace activist who cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War, and created Mother’s Day Work Clubs to address public health issues.

Anna Jarvis wanted to honor her mother by continuing the work she started and to set aside a day to honor all mothers, because she believed that they were "the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world".

So to all of the mother's, even those who find it distasteful to "look like a mom", I wish you a very happy day and a very heartfelt thank you for all that you do.

Until tomorrow,

Ken