Mother’s Day Countdown!
Mother’s Day 2014 is May 11
Mother’s Day Countdown!
Mother’s Day is upon us already. Easter was just a little over a week ago and Mother’s Day is May 11 this year. If you haven’t begun thinking this direction, it’s time to start!
Mother’s Day and Pinterest
Do you have little ones that can make something for Grandma, Mimi, Memaw, Nanna, etc. If you’re short on ideas, visit my Mother’s Day board on Pinterest which is chock full of ideas. While you’re putting together the projects with the kids, whip out your video on your phone or camera. You’ll have a priceless few moments of visual love for Grandma too!
Mother’s Day is for Grandmothers Too
Maybe your kids want to put on a show, or concert for Grandma. Keep your phone/camera nearby these next two weeks and document all your activities. Some Grandmothers live far away and would love to have a video to watch more than once. I can verify that you will wish you had done this when you look back as they grow up.
How Mother’s Day Became a Holiday in the US
Mother’s Day became a holiday in the US thanks to Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis. Mothers day in US was first suggested by Julia Ward Howe in 1872. An activist, writer and poet Julia shot to fame with her famous Civil War song, “Battle Hymn of the Republic”. Julia offered that June 2 be celebrated annually as Mother’s Day. She wrote a Ward Howe suggested that June 2 be annually celebrated as Mothers Day and should be dedicated to peace. She wrote a Mothers Day Proclamation and kept the Mother’s Day idea in the public eye for years. Her idea became popular but Mother’s Day is now celebrated in May.
Anna Jarvis is recognized as the Founder of Mothers Day in the US, even though Anna Jarvis never married or had children, she worked tirelessly to bestow honor on all mothers. Her favorite flower for Mother’s Day was carnations.
As a tribute to her own mother, Anna explained that her mother hoped one day that all mothers would be honored this way. She and supporters wrote letters to lobbyists in positions of power to officially work toward declaring the Mother’s Day holiday in the US.
By 1911, Mother’s Day was celebrated in almost every state in the Union and on May 8, 1914 President Woodrow Wilson signed a Joint Resolution designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.
Ready, set, go! Any ideas you want to share here?
