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Happy Mother's Day

Once again, we're wishing all of the mothers out there a great Mother's Day! As a son and husband I continue to grow in appreciation for the love, nurturing, sharing, stability and wisdom that my wife and mother have always shown and imparted to their children.

Happy Mother's Day Did You Know? The first Mother's Day observance was a church service in 1908 requested by Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, to honor her deceased mother. Happy Mother's Day - I Love You Mom! Jarvis, at an early age, had heard her mother express hope that a day to commemorate all mothers would be established. Her mother had also expressed the sentiment that there were many days dedicated to men but none to mothers. Two years after her mother's death, Jarvis and friends began a letter-writing campaign to declare a national Mother's Day observance to honor mothers. In 1914, Congress passed legislation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.

Click here for the Cenus Bureau's "Facts for Features and Special Editions" statistics relating to this celebration.

Additional Mother's Day Information on the Web:
Wikipedia - Mother's Day
Mother's Day On The Net
Mother's Day Blessings
Happy Mother's Day
History of Mother's Day