Your mom already has everything she needs, so what do you get the woman on her special day? Flowers again? Lunch at a crowded restaurant filled with other daughters and their mothers? Try to be more creative this year and realize that what your mother really wants is just to spend time with you. You […]
Every year Mother’s Day is anticipated by many as a chance to show their love and thanks to their wives and mothers for all they do. Fathers and children look forward to it and rush to the nearest mall to get the latest Mother’s Day gift or card. But our mothers deserve much more than […]
A mother’s love is one of the most powerful forces in this world. Here are 10 ways to celebrate her love this Mother ‘s Day: 1. Create a Memory Jar. Fill a jar with slips of paper, each detailing a special memory you and your mother have shared. The more specific the memories, the better. […]
But I don’t want to grow any more,” I sobbed, “I’ve grown enough and I just want a break from growing for a little while…I’m tired! I’m so tired!” My Mom sobbed to as she held my trembling, thirteen year old body. We had just learned that although doctors had tried to salvage my vision, […]
Mother’s Day Proclamation This powerful Proclamation was made by Julia Ward Howe in the advocacy for the need of official celebration of Mother’s Day in Boston, United States of America in 1870. Miss Howe was the first person in US to recognize the need for Mother’s Day holiday. She was successful in raising awareness amongst […]
Tribute To Mother On Mothers Day, pay your most humble tribute to Mother! Mothers are everything for us when we are small…our lives revolve around her. For everything that we need we call mother. To protect us from all perceivable dangers we want her around us. To take us out we hold her arms. To […]
the writing of her famous poem, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” As Julia became more famous, she was asked to speak publicly more often. Her husband became less adamant that she remain a private person, and while he never actively supported her further efforts, his resistance eased. She saw some of the worst effects […]
Ancient Celebrations of Mothers and Motherhood People in many ancient cultures celebrated holidays honoring motherhood, personified as a goddess. Here are just a few of those: • ancient Greeks celebrated a holiday in honor of Rhea, the mother of the gods • ancient Romans celebrated a holiday in honor of Cybele, a mother goddess, March […]
Clark Wine Center is holding a public wine tasting at the roof deck lawn on Friday 20th April, 2012. This wine tasting party features fine vintage wines from France, Italy, Spain, South America and South Africa giving participants a rare chance to appreciate the style differences in fine wines from several major wine regions of […]
MANILA, Philippines – Former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes’ lawyer on Tuesday lashed out at the Department of Justice (DOJ) for including him in a watch-list order in connection with the murder of environmentalist and radio broadcaster Dr. Gerardo “Doc Gerry” Ortega. Reyes is accused of being the brains behind the killing. His lawyer, Ferdinand Topacio, […]