Mothers Day, Not Nearly Enough Time, Just One Day For Mothers
Many take both Mother, and Mothers Day for granted. We all have, as children growing up. Mothers Day is more than just a Sunday to send flowers to Mom. Mothers Day is a memorial that serves as just a fleeting moment of the year to show honor and due reverence to one we love so dear. Its only one day, and not nearly enough.
Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love. — Mildred B. Vermont
Eight of her twelve children had been baptized in tears of grief. For Ana Maria Jarvis the Civil War was far from civil. It didnt seem fair that a mother should outlive so many children, yet she did. In doing so, Ana left a legacy that was adopted and championed by an unmarried daughter who shared her mothers name.
In 1905, the younger Ana would baptize her mothers grave in her own tears and begin a quest to bring attention to the incredible gift of mothering.
Two years later, Ana Jarvis sought to have Mothers Day recognized on a national level. The second Sunday in May was the second anniversary of the death of Anas mother so this...