Mother’s Day is a special time set aside each year to honor and celebrate the incredible women who have loved, nurtured, and shaped our lives — our mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers, and spiritual mothers. Observed on the second Sunday in May, this meaningful holiday gives families the opportunity to express gratitude, reflect on the sacrifices of … Read more
~ A closer look at Mother’s Day and its Christian origins ~ Mother’s Day’s Christian Origins Biblical Origins Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Gen. 2:7 The origin of Mother’s Day goes back to the beginning of Creation. Genesis states … Read more
~ Five of our country’s presidents speak out about their mothers ~ Presidents on Their Mothers “There never was a woman like her. She was gentle as a dove and brave as a lioness… The memory of my mother and her teachings were, after all, the only capital I had to start life with, and … Read more
~ A small collection of poems about my mother who died right before Mothers Day and whose visitation was on Mothers Day ~ Mothers & Daughters Haiku (2011)How complicatedAre the fragile bonds betweenMothers and daughters. Mothers Acrostic (2011) M eeting the needsO f othersT hroughout eachH our, day and week,E veryone shouldR emember her day. Kathryn E. Darden Finally (2026) Finally … Read more
~ The Word for the day today is for Mother’s Day from Proverbs ~ “Let your father and mother be glad; let her who bore you rejoice.” Proverbs 23:22, New King James Version Since today is Mother’s Day, the word for the day is the verse found in Proverbs 23:22. This scripture admonishes children to … Read more
Author’s note: This article on why every mother deserves to be honored on Mother’s Day is based upon an older article I wrote for the Yahoo Contributor Network many years ago that drew from the “Queen for a Day” TV show. “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the … Read more
~Things my mother taught me ~ For Mother’s Day, enjoy some humor about moms. What My Mother Taught Me My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE:“If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside – I just finished cleaning!” My mother taught me RELIGION:“You better pray that will come out of … Read more
~ Mothers Day poems written by various poets ~ Rocking, Then and Again Be still, be still, slowly rock with me and remember the gifts of the chair.Be still, my child, be comforted there, let us rock away worries and cares.Though you were too little to know what I said, our gazes we understood.A language … Read more
They called her “Miss Mary.” She and my father, William A. Darden, came from an older, more formal generation, and people she had known all her life called her “Miss Mary” out of a deep-seated, traditional Southern respect. My mother grew up in an era of rigid propriety, a world of women who stayed at … Read more
~ Poems written in honor of Mother’s Day ~ The Homemaker She works around the clock it seems Washing clothes and cleaning things. At times content, at times despairing, But always there and always caring. Taking on the daily tasks, Responding to the voice that asks, “Mom, have you….” you know the rest. But do … Read more
