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Northern Pacific Railway postcard for Mother’s Day 1916.

By K.P. Sander

On Sun., May 10, we celebrate Mother’s Day. Literally speaking, we would not be here without our moms, but there is so much more to our love for them.
Perhaps no one will love you as unconditionally as dear, old mom. Through nursing and diapers, all of the schooling and nurturing, to watching you turn into an adult, mothers see it all and adore you through it all. Even after you are grown with children of your own, your mother never stops loving, hoping, worrying and giving.
Mothers have a wide variety of ways to show their love, but much of what they do goes without thanks, without complaint, and perhaps without notice. The dinners made, the laundry done, the money spent, the sick-bed vigils, the lack of sleep, and so much more, happen because of love. It’s no wonder we set aside a day to honor, thank and remember them for all they do and all they have done.
According to Wikipedia, the formal celebration of Mother’s Day began in America in 1908. A woman named Anna Jarvis from West Virginia held a memorial for her beloved mother, Ann, who had died. Jarvis – who began campaigning in 1905 to make Mother’s Day a nationally recognized holiday – wanted to honor her mother by continuing the work she started as a peace activist who cared for wounded soldiers in the Civil War.
Due to Jarvis’ efforts, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Mother’s Day proclamation in 1914, naming the second Sunday in May as a national holiday to honor mothers. The idea was adopted by other counties and it is now celebrated around the world.
This coming second Sunday in May, remember your mother and all she did to make your world a little bit better.
Happy Mother’s Day to moms everywhere…with love!