Mother's Day Resources

Mother's Day - Right Around the Corner

2008-05-08T09:56:00.004-04:00

Well...Mother's Day is right around the corner and we hope that you have already made plans, purchased items, and looked for ways that you can make her day as special as possible! Have you?

Well, if you haven't, you are not alone! There are many out there who due to busyness of life, competing priorities, and/or limited resources, have yet to even get a card for their wife or mother, let alone order a gift for her.

Below you will find an article on FREE Mother's Day e-cards that you can send or even have scheduled to be sent to that special woman in your life. You can also do some shopping at our online store GIFTS FOR HER! and let her know what you have ordered for her just in case it will not make it there with shipping time frames.

GIFTS FOR HER! has many items for your ease of mind (and easy to buy) such as:

Apparel & Accessories
Dresses
Pants
Shirts
Undergarments
Make-up
Bath and Shower Items
Perfumes
Jewelry
and MORE!!!

If you are a last minute person (which I am sure you are not! :)) check out the store, make a quick purchase, and put your receipt (At least) inside her card.

I wish you the best and hope that your wife and/or mom truly has a wonderful and blessed Mother's Day!

Mikipedia - Origin of Mother's Day

2008-05-01T21:04:00.003-04:00

Different countries celebrate Mother's Day on various days of the year because the day has a number of different origins.

In some countries Mother's Day began not as a celebration for individual mothers but rather for Christians.

Mother's Day in the United States

The United States celebrates Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May. In the United States, Mother's Day was loosely inspired by the British day and was imported by social activist Julia Ward Howe after the American Civil War. However, it was intended as a call to unite women against war. In 1870, she wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation as a call for peace and disarmament. Howe failed in her attempt to get formal recognition of a Mother's Day for Peace. Her idea was influenced by Ann Jarvis, a young Appalachian homemaker who, starting in 1858, had attempted to improve sanitation through what she called Mothers' Work Days. She organized women throughout the Civil War to work for better sanitary conditions for both sides, and in 1868 she began work to reconcile Union and Confederate neighbors. In parts of the United States it is customary to plant tomatoes outdoors after Mother's Day (and not before).

When Jarvis died in 1907, her daughter, named Anna Jarvis, started the crusade to found a memorial day for women. The first such Mother's Day was celebrated in Grafton, West Virginia, on 10 May 1908, in the church where the elder Ann Jarvis had taught Sunday School. Originally the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, this building is now the International Mother's Day Shrine (a National Historic Landmark). From there, the custom caught on — spreading eventually to 45 states. The holiday was declared officially by some states beginning in 1912. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared the first national Mother's Day, as a day for American citizens to show the flag in honor of those mothers whose sons had died in war.

Nine years after the first official Mother's Day, commercialization of the U.S. holiday became so rampant that Anna Jarvis herself became a major opponent of what the holiday had become. Mother's Day continues to this day to be one of the most commercially successful U.S. occasions. According to the National Restaurant Association, Mother's Day is now the most popular day of the year to dine out at a restaurant in the United States.

Read More at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother

A Mom's Influence on the Presidency

2008-04-28T11:23:00.002-04:00

When you think about the presidents and their upbringing, there are usually some pretty strong convictions in most of their homes, one would think. The parenting skills can sometimes dramatically affect their drive, motivation, leadership ability/potential and personality. Parenting also helps a young people form worldviews and convictions they have about the way things should be.

A lot of times when you hear men speak of their parents they usually are talking about the time their mothers spent with them, the influence they had on their lives and the great motivating force they were for them to persevere amidst trials and tribulations. Many biographies of great men speak highly of their mothers and how they helped them become the men they are. Also their mothers tend to have been self sacrificing for their children, not taking up careers or other interests as they raised their children, but focused their entire lives to raising their children the best way they could.

I think there are some qualities that exemplify what would make a good mother for a future president or for any role in society for that matter.

Unconditional Love - A mother's love is essential for anyone desiring not only to be President of the United States, but for anyone expected to succeed in life. The love of a mother that does not put conditions on their children such as "I will love you if..." A mother's privilege of showering love and affection on their child will help the child feel appreciated, safe, loved, and confident enough to face the world with their head held high and their chest forward. Not proud...but confident...secure...and knowing that no matter what they always have their family to return to and be accepted regarded the circumstances.

Read Full Article at: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/706665/a_moms_influence_on_the_presidency.html

Mother's Day Poem

2008-04-28T11:20:00.001-04:00

There are poems and then there are people
The things on paper can't quite capture the nature
Of the women who stand in the places
For their children throughout the ages

Mother's are from a special class
One that they can claim all their own
Of those who sacrifice their lives
For the children they have been given

The forgotten professions, forgotten plans
The day they held their babies in their hands
All came to naught when they saw
That child's face and heard them coo

Read Full Article: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/713065/mothers_day_poem.html

Mother’s Day eCards: Top 10 Places To Find?

2008-04-26T01:58:00.000-04:00

Navigating the Web for the Best Sources

Mother’s Day is right around the corner and as we frantically search for something for our mothers and for our wives, from us…from our kids….from our pets…how do we keep up? Mother’s Day is a very important and special day of the year. A single day set aside to recognize those who have had a tremendous impact in our lives and still do. Those selfless, loving individuals who changed our diapers…washed our clothes…made our beds…tucked us in with kisses and bedtime stories…prepared food…drove us around…stood up for us when dad got home…and on and on!

While I think most mothers would agree, Mother’s Day should be celebrated every day of the year and they would be deserving of it. However, it is recognized nationwide once every year, but guys, that does not mean that you can’t do special things for them throughout the rest of the year!

Sending Mother’s Day e-cards are a great way of staying in touch, especially when the geographical distances of most families have increased through the years. Many families are living in different stated or reside in different countries altogether. The rising costs of postage and time drain from our commitments make e-cards seem like the best way to recognize our loved ones in an efficient and relatively cost effective manner. There are some fantastic sites outlined below, but I would caution you…don’t let the e-cards take place of a handwritten letter, a phone call, or both. The personal touch and time taken to put our thoughts together on paper and talking/laughing with them on the phone is must follow up to the Mother’s Day e-card. If you are unsure what to talk to your mom about on Mother’s Day think of this…if you send an e-card it will serve as a conversation starter!

Start surfing the web (key word e-cards) and check out the Top 10 sites we have found below.

Blue Mountain – Probably one of the most well knows e-cards site on the Web and actually came up as #1 on the hit list. They have 22 variations of Mother’s Day e-cards for your selection that include religious, serious, funny and downright outrageous! A must see!
Read Full Article: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/729667/mothers_day_ecards_top_10_web_sites.html