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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Mother's Day - Greetings From Family!
It's Mother's Day... the perfect time to get together with your near & dear ones. Wish all the lovely women you know or someone who's like your mom with our beautiful Mother's Day ecards for Near & Dear Ones. Go on and make this day a memorable one for everyone with these wonderful ecards.
Make your dear one's day a special one by sending her your warm wishes.
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Send a warm hug to someone special & wish a 'Happy Mother's Day'.
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Make your dear one's day a special one by sending her your warm wishes.
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Send a warm hug to someone special & wish a 'Happy Mother's Day'.
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Mother's Day Quotations and Wishes.
Becoming a mother makes you the mother of all children. From now on each wounded, abandoned, frightened child is yours. You live in the suffering mothers of every race and creed and weep with them. You long to comfort all who are desolate - Charlotte Gray.
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Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. So to honor this beautiful moment of life, here's a collection of some more inspirational quotes on mother and motherhood.
1. Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love.
-Mildred B. Vermont.
2. If the whole world were put into one scale, and my mother in the other, the whole world would kick the beam.
-Lord Langdale (Henry Bickersteth).
3. All mothers are working mothers.
-Author Unknown.
4. The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.
-Rajneesh.
5. Women's Liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's the men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one's likely to do anything about that.
-Golda Meir.
6. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his. - Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, 1895.
7. When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.
-Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty.
8. Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.
-Aristotle.
9. A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done.
-Author Unknown.
10. A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.
-Irish Proverb.
11. Anyone who doesn't miss the past never had a mother.
-Gregory Nunn.
12. The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint.
-James Fenton.
13. That best academy, a mother's knee.
-James Russell Lowell.
14. The watchful mother tarries nigh, though sleep has closed her infant's eyes.
-John Keble.
15. Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same – and most mothers kiss and scold together.
-Pearl S. Buck.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Mother's Day - loving greetings for your mom!
Hey, it's Mother's Day... time to prepare her favorite cookies, gifting her beautiful flowers & gifts, making a handmade card or just giving her a tight hug and say 'Love you mom'. It's the perfect day to express your love and celebrate the day with your darling mom. Send her a warm Love You Mom egreeting on Mother's Day and make her day as special as she is to you.
A beautiful rose to wish a wonderful mom/ sis/ wife/ dear one on Mother's Day.
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For All Those Moments... On mother's Day send this cute ecard to express the love you harbor for your mom.
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A beautiful rose to wish a wonderful mom/ sis/ wife/ dear one on Mother's Day.
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For All Those Moments... On mother's Day send this cute ecard to express the love you harbor for your mom.
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Mother's Day - Funny Moments!
Mother's Day is the time for recognition and celebration for Mom. It is a time of breakfast in bed, family gatherings, and scribbled "I Love You"s. Mothers share such a special bond with their children that no other human relation can come close to. Motherhood is filled with sweet and funny moments, memories that are unique in their own ways.
Here's a video that celebrates the essence of motherhood in a beautiful yet witty manner!
Here's a video that celebrates the essence of motherhood in a beautiful yet witty manner!
Monday, February 26, 2007
Mother's Day - Poems
Like I said in my previous post, love can be best described through poetry... so on Mother's Day express your love to the wonderful woman in verse. Reach out to your loved ones, whom you care about, with a beautiful poem and touch their hearts. Send them one of our Mother's Day Poetry ecards to make them feel special.
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Mother's Day - Poetry
Poems have that ability to touch anyone's heart. Sometimes it is difficult to actually express in words - like in proper sentences, what you feel very someone close to you, someone like your mother! But with poetry you don't have to worry about grammar and sentence construction! All that it requires is to pour your heart out.
Take a look at these wonderful poems about mothers, that I got from this place.
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Take a look at these wonderful poems about mothers, that I got from this place.
A Child's Angel
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born.
So one day he asked God:
They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow
but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?
Among the many angels, I chose one for you.
She will be waiting for you and will take care of you.
But tell me, here in Heaven, I don't do anything else but sing and smile,
that's enough for me to be happy.
Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day.
And you will feel your angel's love and be happy.
And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me,
if I don't know the language that men talk?
Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear,
and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.
And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?
Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.
I've heard that on earth there are bad men. Who will protect me?
Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life.
But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.
Your angel will always talk to you about me and
will teach you the way for you to come back to me,
even though I will always be next to you.
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven,
but voices from earth could already be heard,
and the child in a hurry asked softly:
Oh God, if I am about to leave now, please tell me my angel's name.
Your angel's name is of no importance, you will call your angel: Mommy
Wonderful Mother
God made a wonderful mother,
A mother who never grows old;
He made her smile of the sunshine,
And He moulded her heart of pure gold;
In her eyes He placed bright shining stars,
In her cheeks fair roses you see;
God made a wonderful mother,
And He gave that dear mother to me.
That Wonderful Mother of Mine
The moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of that wonderful mother of mine.
The birds never sing but a message they bring
Of that wonderful mother of mine.
Just to bring back the time, that was so sweet to me,
Just to bring back the days, when I sat on her knee.
I pray ev'ry night to our Father above,
For that wonderful mother of mine.
I ask Him to keep her as long as He can
That -- wonderful mother of mine.
There are treasures on earth, that made life seem worthwhile,
But there's none can compare to my mother's smile.
You are a wonderful mother, dear old Mother of mine.
You'll hold a spot down deep in my heart,
'Till the stars no longer shine.
Your soul shall live on forever,
On through the fields of time.
For there'll never be another to me,
Like that wonderful Mother of mine.
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Friday, February 23, 2007
Mother's Day - Interesting facts!
Not only humans, even the Animal Kingdom displays varied signs of 'unusual motherhood'. These are just a few, for more you can have a look here!
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A baby baleen whale depends on its mother's milk diet for at least six months.
A baby Harp seal doubles its weight in only five days after birth, thanks to the amount of protein in its mother's milk. It takes a horse sixty days to double its birth weight.
A female kangaroo that has become a recent mother holds a reserve embryo inside of her after her first baby has crawled into her pouch. This embryo is an "emergency back-up" baby, should the first one die prematurely.
A female oyster over her lifetime may produce over 100 million young.
A mother giraffe often gives birth while standing, so the newborn's first experience outside the womb is a 1.8-meter (6-foot) drop.
If frightened or threatened, a mother rabbit may abandon, ignore, or eat her young.
In 340 B.C., Aristotle observed that dolphins gave birth to live young that were attached to their mothers by umbilical cords. For this reason, he considered dolphins and related creatures to be mammals. Twenty-four centuries later, biologists agreed with him.
Mother Mexican free-tailed bats find and nurse their own young, even in huge colonies where many millions of babies cluster at up to 500 bats per square foot.
Just like people, mother chimpanzees often develop lifelong relationships with their offspring.
Kittens are born both blind and deaf, but the vibration of their mother's purring is a physical signal that the kittens can feel - it acts like a homing device, signaling them to nurse.
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
Mother's Day - Unusual Mothers!
Our mom's are the best gift that we can recieve in life. And every one of them are unique in their own way... now what I want to say is there are few special women who are rather unusual! Here's some information that I found here, where we celebrate 'unusual mothethood'!
The youngest mother whose history is authenticated is Lina Medina, who delivered a 6½-pound boy by cesarean section in Lima, Peru in 1939, at an age of 5 years and 7 months. The child was raised as her brother and only discovered that Lina was his mother when he was 10.
On April 9, 2003, Satyabhama Mahapatra, a 65-year-old retired schoolteacher in India, became the world's oldest mother when she gave birth to a baby boy. Satyabhama and her husband had been married 50 years, but this is their first child. The baby was conceived through artificial insemination using eggs from the woman's 26-year-old niece, Veenarani Mahapatra, and the sperm of Veenarani's husband.
Bobbie McCaughey is the mother who holds the record for the most surviving children from a single birth. She gave birth to the first set of surviving septuplets - four boys and three girls -on November 19, 1997, at the University Hospital, Iowa, US. Conceived by in vitro fertilization, the babies were delivered after 31 weeks by caesarean in the space of 16 minutes. The babies are named Kenneth, Nathaniel, Brandon, Joel, Kelsey, Natalie and Alexis.
Jayne Bleackley is the mother who holds the record for the shortest interval between two children born in separate confinements. She gave birth to Joseph Robert on September 3, 1999, and Annie Jessica Joyce on March 30, 2000. The babies were born 208 days apart.
Elizabeth Ann Buttle is the mother who holds the record for the longest interval between the birth of two children. She gave birth to Belinda on May 19,1956 and Joseph on November 20, 1997. The babies were born 41 years 185 days apart. The mother was 60 years old when her son Joseph was born.
The highest officially recorded number of children born to one mother is 69, to the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev (1707-1782) of Shuya, Russia. Between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 confinements, she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets. 67 of them survived infancy.
The modern world record for giving birth is held by Leontina Albina from San Antonio, Chile. Leontina claims to be the mother of 64 children, of which only 55 of them are documented. She is listed in the 1999 Guinness World Records but dropped from later editions.
Katherine Hepburn's father was a surgeon and her mother was a dedicated suffragette and early crusader for birth control.
Kim Basinger's mother had been a champion swimmer who performed water ballets in several Esther Williams movies in the 1940s.
Laura Dern earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her illuminating performance as the title character in Rambling Rose, an underrated picture in 1991 that also won a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her mother, Diane Ladd. This was the first time a mother-daughter team had been so honored; they became the first mother and daughter ever nominated for Academy Awards for the same movie.
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The youngest mother whose history is authenticated is Lina Medina, who delivered a 6½-pound boy by cesarean section in Lima, Peru in 1939, at an age of 5 years and 7 months. The child was raised as her brother and only discovered that Lina was his mother when he was 10.
On April 9, 2003, Satyabhama Mahapatra, a 65-year-old retired schoolteacher in India, became the world's oldest mother when she gave birth to a baby boy. Satyabhama and her husband had been married 50 years, but this is their first child. The baby was conceived through artificial insemination using eggs from the woman's 26-year-old niece, Veenarani Mahapatra, and the sperm of Veenarani's husband.
Bobbie McCaughey is the mother who holds the record for the most surviving children from a single birth. She gave birth to the first set of surviving septuplets - four boys and three girls -on November 19, 1997, at the University Hospital, Iowa, US. Conceived by in vitro fertilization, the babies were delivered after 31 weeks by caesarean in the space of 16 minutes. The babies are named Kenneth, Nathaniel, Brandon, Joel, Kelsey, Natalie and Alexis.
Jayne Bleackley is the mother who holds the record for the shortest interval between two children born in separate confinements. She gave birth to Joseph Robert on September 3, 1999, and Annie Jessica Joyce on March 30, 2000. The babies were born 208 days apart.
Elizabeth Ann Buttle is the mother who holds the record for the longest interval between the birth of two children. She gave birth to Belinda on May 19,1956 and Joseph on November 20, 1997. The babies were born 41 years 185 days apart. The mother was 60 years old when her son Joseph was born.
The highest officially recorded number of children born to one mother is 69, to the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev (1707-1782) of Shuya, Russia. Between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 confinements, she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets. 67 of them survived infancy.
The modern world record for giving birth is held by Leontina Albina from San Antonio, Chile. Leontina claims to be the mother of 64 children, of which only 55 of them are documented. She is listed in the 1999 Guinness World Records but dropped from later editions.
Katherine Hepburn's father was a surgeon and her mother was a dedicated suffragette and early crusader for birth control.
Kim Basinger's mother had been a champion swimmer who performed water ballets in several Esther Williams movies in the 1940s.
Laura Dern earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her illuminating performance as the title character in Rambling Rose, an underrated picture in 1991 that also won a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her mother, Diane Ladd. This was the first time a mother-daughter team had been so honored; they became the first mother and daughter ever nominated for Academy Awards for the same movie.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Mother's Day - Mom-To-Be!
It is often said that the experience of being a Mother, is simply indescribable! This is something that I have also seen my sis, Joan experience. Her mood swings were simply terrible at times... but the far away look in her eyes when she was planning ahead for the baby is something not to be missed.
It is always a great feeling to know that there's a baby coming in the family. And nothing compares to the joy and anticipation that fills the heart of the parents. The would-be-mom is the center of attention for the coming months. Her every wish is almost a command for the family members. It is such an instinctive feeling to be happy when you come to know of the 'stork paying a visit', even if its not your own. But along with the feeling of joy, is also a fear of the unknown – the anxiety and fear that usually accompanies childbirth! I remember my sister saying that, it's such a mixed feeling about the new baby that's on the way. Some days, you might be really excited about it and on some you can be really down thinking about all things that could possibly go wrong.
But, I guess it's a tad difficult for guys to really understand what any woman goes through! All we can do is pray that the women in our lives have a safe and happy pregnancy – filled with lots of fun, laughter and excitement for the new arrival!
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Mother's Day - Facts and Figures
The modern version of Mother's Day in the United States, was first observed in 1907. Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia decided that it would be a wonderful way to honor her deceased mother. Two years later, Jarvis and friends began a letter-writing campaign to create a Mother's Day observance. Soon after, in 1914, the US Congress passed legislation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
How Many Mothers - 75 million estimated number of mothers of all ages. (From unpublished data.)
67 percentage of women in Kentucky, ages 15 to 44, who are mothers. This is among the highest rates in the nation. The national average is 57 percent.
81 percentage of women 40 to 44 years old who are mothers. In 1980, 90 percent of women in that age group were mothers.
How Many Children - Only about 11 percent of women end their childbearing years with four or more children, compared with 36 percent in 1976.
2 is the average number of children that women today can expect to have in their lifetime.
3 is the average number of children that women in Utah can expect to have in their lifetime, tops in the nation.
Cards and Flowers - 23,870 is the number of florists nationwide. Their 125,116 employees will be especially busy selling bouquets for Mother's Day.
The flowers you buy mom probably were grown in California or Colombia. Among states, California was the leading provider of cut flowers in 2001, alone accounting for more than two-thirds of the nation's total domestic production ($292 million out of $424 million). Meanwhile, the value of U.S. imports of cut flowers from Colombia, the leading foreign supplier to the United States, during 2002 was $289 million.
The value of shipments of Mother's Day cards by greeting card publishers totaled $147.9 million in 1992, up from $80.2 million in 1987.
http://www.census.gov/prod/1/manmin/92mmi/92manuff.html
New Moms - 4.0 million is the number of women who have babies each year. Of this number, about 450,000 are teens, and almost 100,000 are age 40 or over.
Overall, 14 percent (504,000) of all births in the United States in 1995 were to foreign-born women; 43 percent of these 504,000 births were to women born in Mexico.
24.8 is the Median age of women when they give birth for the first time - meaning one-half are above this age and one-half are below. The median age has risen nearly three years since 1970.
Still, the median age of women who gave birth in 1993 was 26.4 years; those giving birth for the first time were 23.8 years. These median ages were 1.0 and 1.7 years older respectively than they were 20 years earlier.
40 percentage of births taking place annually that are the mothers' first. Another 33 percent are the second; 17 percent, the third; and 11 percent, the fourth or more.
36,000 is the number of births each year attended by physicians, midwives or others that did not occur in hospitals.
1-in-33 is the odds of a woman delivering twins. Her odds of having triplets or other multiple births was approximately 1-in-539.
August is the most popular month in which to have a baby, with more than 360,000 births taking place that month in 2001.
Tuesday is the most popular day of the week in which to have a baby, with an average of more than 12,000 births taking place on Tuesdays during 2001.
Working Moms - 55pPercentage of mothers in the labor force with infant children, down from a record 59 percent in 1998. This marks the first significant decline in this rate since the Census Bureau began collecting the data in 1976. In that year, 31 percent of these mothers were in the labor force.
Among mothers between 15 and 44 who do not have infants, 74 percent are in the labor force.
To help juggle motherhood and careers, many mothers turn to one of the more than 67,000 day-care centers across the country. Among more than 10 million preschoolers, about 2 million were primarily cared for in such a facility during the bulk of the mothers' working hours.
Single Moms - 10 million is the number of single mothers living with children under 18, up from 3 million in 1970.
Source: US Census Bureau
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When It Comes To Being A Mother ...
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U R Much More Than Words Can Say !
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How Many Mothers - 75 million estimated number of mothers of all ages. (From unpublished data.)
67 percentage of women in Kentucky, ages 15 to 44, who are mothers. This is among the highest rates in the nation. The national average is 57 percent.
81 percentage of women 40 to 44 years old who are mothers. In 1980, 90 percent of women in that age group were mothers.
How Many Children - Only about 11 percent of women end their childbearing years with four or more children, compared with 36 percent in 1976.
2 is the average number of children that women today can expect to have in their lifetime.
3 is the average number of children that women in Utah can expect to have in their lifetime, tops in the nation.
Cards and Flowers - 23,870 is the number of florists nationwide. Their 125,116 employees will be especially busy selling bouquets for Mother's Day.
The flowers you buy mom probably were grown in California or Colombia. Among states, California was the leading provider of cut flowers in 2001, alone accounting for more than two-thirds of the nation's total domestic production ($292 million out of $424 million). Meanwhile, the value of U.S. imports of cut flowers from Colombia, the leading foreign supplier to the United States, during 2002 was $289 million.
The value of shipments of Mother's Day cards by greeting card publishers totaled $147.9 million in 1992, up from $80.2 million in 1987.
http://www.census.gov/prod/1/manmin/92mmi/92manuff.html
New Moms - 4.0 million is the number of women who have babies each year. Of this number, about 450,000 are teens, and almost 100,000 are age 40 or over.
Overall, 14 percent (504,000) of all births in the United States in 1995 were to foreign-born women; 43 percent of these 504,000 births were to women born in Mexico.
24.8 is the Median age of women when they give birth for the first time - meaning one-half are above this age and one-half are below. The median age has risen nearly three years since 1970.
Still, the median age of women who gave birth in 1993 was 26.4 years; those giving birth for the first time were 23.8 years. These median ages were 1.0 and 1.7 years older respectively than they were 20 years earlier.
40 percentage of births taking place annually that are the mothers' first. Another 33 percent are the second; 17 percent, the third; and 11 percent, the fourth or more.
36,000 is the number of births each year attended by physicians, midwives or others that did not occur in hospitals.
1-in-33 is the odds of a woman delivering twins. Her odds of having triplets or other multiple births was approximately 1-in-539.
August is the most popular month in which to have a baby, with more than 360,000 births taking place that month in 2001.
Tuesday is the most popular day of the week in which to have a baby, with an average of more than 12,000 births taking place on Tuesdays during 2001.
Working Moms - 55pPercentage of mothers in the labor force with infant children, down from a record 59 percent in 1998. This marks the first significant decline in this rate since the Census Bureau began collecting the data in 1976. In that year, 31 percent of these mothers were in the labor force.
Among mothers between 15 and 44 who do not have infants, 74 percent are in the labor force.
To help juggle motherhood and careers, many mothers turn to one of the more than 67,000 day-care centers across the country. Among more than 10 million preschoolers, about 2 million were primarily cared for in such a facility during the bulk of the mothers' working hours.
Single Moms - 10 million is the number of single mothers living with children under 18, up from 3 million in 1970.
Source: US Census Bureau
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Monday, February 19, 2007
Mother's Day - Wish a Single Mother a Happy Mother's Day
To Single Mothers With Love...
"M" is for the million things she gives
"O" means only that she is growing old
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me
"H" is for her heart of pure gold
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining
"R" means right, and right she'll always will be,
Put them all together
They spell MOTHER...
A word that means a world to me...
If being a mother is a labor of love, then being a single mother requires double the labor and double the love. Without a father around, single mothers have to give twice the hugs, twice the affection, and twice the attention, with half the time, half the energy and often, half the resources.
Just about everyone knows a single mom. The U.S. Census Bureau says almost a third of all U.S. children are being raised in a single-parent home headed by a woman. But do we ever look beyond the statistics and think about what it really takes to parent without a partner?
Some of the highest hurdles single moms face are financial. The day-to-day challenges of meeting basic needs. Only half the mothers due child support get the full amount; 25 percent get nothing at all. Therefore it's not surprising that almost 50 percent of single moms and their children live in poverty, compared to eight percent of families with a married mom and dad.
And whatever your opinion of single motherhood, most women who are single parents probably didn't set out with that as a goal. Divorce accounts for 46 percent of all single parent households, unwed mothers 25 percent, marital separation 21 percent, and death of a spouse seven percent. But no matter why a mother is on her own, we need to encourage these women and the 14 million children living in their homes.
We should all consider how we can make the day in and day out job of single parenting easier. If a single mother also works outside the home, her mom duties resume as soon as she walks in her front door. Want to see her face light up? Fix dinner for her family and have it ready when she arrives.
Childcare demands are also tougher when it's only mom doing the picking up and dropping off for ballet, baseball, or band practice. Find out who the single moms are among your children's circle of friends, and see if you can take some of their taxi duty. Perhaps you can help a single mom by mowing her yard, running an errand for her, or washing her car. You can even get your own children involved. In the process, they'll learn lessons in kindness, hospitality, and giving.
If you really want to make her day, offer to watch her kids while she spends an evening with a friend or a relaxing day at the park or beach. It's tough being a single mother and not always easy to ask for help.
So think about the challenging ways that single moms' lives are different from other mothers'. Then think about how they are the same. All mothers have hopes and dreams for their children, but single mothers have to do their hoping and dreaming alone.
HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY..
How You Do It All On Your Own...
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"M" is for the million things she gives
"O" means only that she is growing old
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me
"H" is for her heart of pure gold
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining
"R" means right, and right she'll always will be,
Put them all together
They spell MOTHER...
A word that means a world to me...
If being a mother is a labor of love, then being a single mother requires double the labor and double the love. Without a father around, single mothers have to give twice the hugs, twice the affection, and twice the attention, with half the time, half the energy and often, half the resources.
Just about everyone knows a single mom. The U.S. Census Bureau says almost a third of all U.S. children are being raised in a single-parent home headed by a woman. But do we ever look beyond the statistics and think about what it really takes to parent without a partner?
Some of the highest hurdles single moms face are financial. The day-to-day challenges of meeting basic needs. Only half the mothers due child support get the full amount; 25 percent get nothing at all. Therefore it's not surprising that almost 50 percent of single moms and their children live in poverty, compared to eight percent of families with a married mom and dad.
And whatever your opinion of single motherhood, most women who are single parents probably didn't set out with that as a goal. Divorce accounts for 46 percent of all single parent households, unwed mothers 25 percent, marital separation 21 percent, and death of a spouse seven percent. But no matter why a mother is on her own, we need to encourage these women and the 14 million children living in their homes.
We should all consider how we can make the day in and day out job of single parenting easier. If a single mother also works outside the home, her mom duties resume as soon as she walks in her front door. Want to see her face light up? Fix dinner for her family and have it ready when she arrives.
Childcare demands are also tougher when it's only mom doing the picking up and dropping off for ballet, baseball, or band practice. Find out who the single moms are among your children's circle of friends, and see if you can take some of their taxi duty. Perhaps you can help a single mom by mowing her yard, running an errand for her, or washing her car. You can even get your own children involved. In the process, they'll learn lessons in kindness, hospitality, and giving.
If you really want to make her day, offer to watch her kids while she spends an evening with a friend or a relaxing day at the park or beach. It's tough being a single mother and not always easy to ask for help.
So think about the challenging ways that single moms' lives are different from other mothers'. Then think about how they are the same. All mothers have hopes and dreams for their children, but single mothers have to do their hoping and dreaming alone.
HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY..
How You Do It All On Your Own...
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Friday, February 16, 2007
Mother's Day - Trivia, Folk Customs, Myths and Fun Facts from Around the World
George Washington once said, "My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."
Not only for George Washington, this is true for all. For every guy, his mother is the first woman in his life and this leads to a great bond forever! Here's a few trivia on Mother's Day that I found... for more you can pay a visit here!
Rosa Parks was the mother of bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama that launched the Civil Rights Movement.
Chinese family names are often formed (begin) with a sign that means "mother". It's a nice way of honoring their moms long past.
The ancient Greeks celebrated Mother's Day in spring, like we do. They used to honor Rhea, "mother of the gods" with honey-cakes and fine drinks and flowers at dawn. Sounds like the beginnings of the Mother's Day tradition of breakfast in bed!
Mother Shipton was a Prophetess in Britain 500 years ago. She could see the future, and predicted that another Queen Elizabeth would sit on the throne of England. (QE II)
Japan's Imperial family trace their descent from Omikami Amaterasu, the Mother of the World.
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Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Mother's Day - How to say Mother in Different languages
'All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother' --Abraham Lincoln
The first word that the child learns to speak is mother, then whatever be his/her religion or language. It's interesting to learn as to how to say mother in different languages.
Ways of saying mother in different languages:
French: Mere
German: Mutter
Hindi: Maji
Urdu: Ammee
English: Mom, Mummy, Mother
Italian: Madre
Portuguese: Mãe
Albanian: Mëmë; Nënë; Burim; Kryemurgeshë
Cebuano: inahan; nanay
Serbian: Majka
Czech: abatyse
Dutch: Moeder;
Moer Estonian: Ema
Frisian: Emo, Emä, Kantaäiti, Äiti
Greek: Màna
Hawaiian: Makuahine
Hungarian: Anya, Fu
Ilongo: Iloy; Nanay; Nay
Indonesian: Induk, Ibu, Biang, Nyokap
courtesy :http://www.indobase.com/holidays/mothers-day/facts/mother-in-different-languages.html
The first word that the child learns to speak is mother, then whatever be his/her religion or language. It's interesting to learn as to how to say mother in different languages.
Ways of saying mother in different languages:
French: Mere
German: Mutter
Hindi: Maji
Urdu: Ammee
English: Mom, Mummy, Mother
Italian: Madre
Portuguese: Mãe
Albanian: Mëmë; Nënë; Burim; Kryemurgeshë
Cebuano: inahan; nanay
Serbian: Majka
Czech: abatyse
Dutch: Moeder;
Moer Estonian: Ema
Frisian: Emo, Emä, Kantaäiti, Äiti
Greek: Màna
Hawaiian: Makuahine
Hungarian: Anya, Fu
Ilongo: Iloy; Nanay; Nay
Indonesian: Induk, Ibu, Biang, Nyokap
courtesy :http://www.indobase.com/holidays/mothers-day/facts/mother-in-different-languages.html
Mother's Day - Hugs and Wishes
There's nothing like a Hug 'coz it speaks volumes even when words can't. Send oodles of love to your women family members and your dearest Mom with these Mother's Day Hugs ecards and fill their day with lotsa warmth. Go ahead... click on these Mothers day ecards and let them do the talking for ya. Make her Mother's Day memorable with some cozy virtual e-hugs which she'll cherish forever.
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Wrapped With All My Love...
Send a big warm hug to wish your mom/ sis/ grandma/ aunt a wonderful Mother's Day Wishes.
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I've Got A Very Special Gift...
With lotsa e-hugs and e-kisses surprise your mom/ sis/ aunt/ grandma on Mother's Day.
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It's Mother's Day !
Make your mom/ friend/ sis/ loved one smile as you wish her warmly with various kinda e-hugs on Mother's Day.
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You Make My Day..
Jus' hop in her arms to wish her a wonderful Mother's Day.
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Wrapped With All My Love...
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I've Got A Very Special Gift...
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It's Mother's Day !
Make your mom/ friend/ sis/ loved one smile as you wish her warmly with various kinda e-hugs on Mother's Day.
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You Make My Day..
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Mother's Day - Customs and Traditions
Mothers' day is a day celebrated to honor and give tribute to our dear mothers, who shower their endless love on us and expect nothing in return. A mother's only wish in life is her child's happiness. Mothers' day celebration is a western world concept that is spreading its influence on other nations too. But every nation has its own peculiar way of commemorating this special day of mothers.
As a part of mother's day customs in America, children call up their mother and wish her happy mothers day. They present their mom with wonderful mothers day gifts baskets. Earlier this day used to primarily focus on mothers, but now the celebration is dedicated to all women, then be it mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters etc. Most of the families plan out a nice getaway trip on this day.People generally send cards and flowers to their moms, grandmas, stepmoms, godmothers, surrogate mothers, sisters, daughters, in-laws, wife, friends who’re mothers, to the mom-to-be’s and many more to wish them a “Happy Mother’s Day”. Statistics show that the florists record stupendous rise in their trade-graph on the occasion of Mother’s Day and the cards-sale skyrocket incredibly to meet the emotional demands of the mother-child relationship. Most surveys conducted so far, have given this result that the mothers, indeed, look forward to receiving at least a card or two every year on Mother’s Day. A mom simply loves to hear the sweet ‘I Love You’ from her children; she longs for that warm heartfelt greeting on Mother’s Day. For, it’s not just A card to her, it’s THE card which helps her know how much she’s been remembered and appreciated on her special day.
Quite commonly, the MOM is given a day off from all her daily chores on Mother’s Day—be it indoors or out. This is a day when every mom should just relax and get thoroughly pampered. Right from bringing her breakfast to bed, loading her with gifts and greetings, to taking her to dine at her favorite food joint—the mom or the mom-figure gets the centre-stage on Mother’s Day and enjoys all the love and affection of those whom she’s nurtured so long with her endless care and protection.
Now there’s this one common custom or convention to Mother’s Day observances—preparing a cake for mom. This cake has long been associated with the Mother’s Day celebrations and today, many children make it a point to bake a sweet cake for their mamma dear on Mother’s Day. Apart from that, writing letters to mom is yet another common practice for Mother’s Day, especially for people who stay in a different state or country and can’t meet their mothers quite often.
Far or near, young or old, single or married, working or at-home, modern or retro—make each mother on this planet feel warm all over in all your love and wishes on Mother's Day. The spotlights are on her on Mother’s Day ! And, of course, she deserves it. So give her the joys that she brought to you through all your growing years on Mother’s Day. So take this chance and wish your dear Mom a Happy Mothers Day
Just For You...
An elegant Animated Mothers day ecard to wish someone special a 'Happy Mother's Day'.
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Happy Mother's Day !
A beautiful animated ecard to wish all the amazing moms you know on Mother's Day.
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Today I Want To Let You Know...
Touch your mom's heart or someone like her by sending this warm thought on Mother's Day.
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As a part of mother's day customs in America, children call up their mother and wish her happy mothers day. They present their mom with wonderful mothers day gifts baskets. Earlier this day used to primarily focus on mothers, but now the celebration is dedicated to all women, then be it mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters etc. Most of the families plan out a nice getaway trip on this day.People generally send cards and flowers to their moms, grandmas, stepmoms, godmothers, surrogate mothers, sisters, daughters, in-laws, wife, friends who’re mothers, to the mom-to-be’s and many more to wish them a “Happy Mother’s Day”. Statistics show that the florists record stupendous rise in their trade-graph on the occasion of Mother’s Day and the cards-sale skyrocket incredibly to meet the emotional demands of the mother-child relationship. Most surveys conducted so far, have given this result that the mothers, indeed, look forward to receiving at least a card or two every year on Mother’s Day. A mom simply loves to hear the sweet ‘I Love You’ from her children; she longs for that warm heartfelt greeting on Mother’s Day. For, it’s not just A card to her, it’s THE card which helps her know how much she’s been remembered and appreciated on her special day.
Quite commonly, the MOM is given a day off from all her daily chores on Mother’s Day—be it indoors or out. This is a day when every mom should just relax and get thoroughly pampered. Right from bringing her breakfast to bed, loading her with gifts and greetings, to taking her to dine at her favorite food joint—the mom or the mom-figure gets the centre-stage on Mother’s Day and enjoys all the love and affection of those whom she’s nurtured so long with her endless care and protection.
Now there’s this one common custom or convention to Mother’s Day observances—preparing a cake for mom. This cake has long been associated with the Mother’s Day celebrations and today, many children make it a point to bake a sweet cake for their mamma dear on Mother’s Day. Apart from that, writing letters to mom is yet another common practice for Mother’s Day, especially for people who stay in a different state or country and can’t meet their mothers quite often.
Far or near, young or old, single or married, working or at-home, modern or retro—make each mother on this planet feel warm all over in all your love and wishes on Mother's Day. The spotlights are on her on Mother’s Day ! And, of course, she deserves it. So give her the joys that she brought to you through all your growing years on Mother’s Day. So take this chance and wish your dear Mom a Happy Mothers Day
Just For You...
An elegant Animated Mothers day ecard to wish someone special a 'Happy Mother's Day'.
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Happy Mother's Day !
A beautiful animated ecard to wish all the amazing moms you know on Mother's Day.
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Today I Want To Let You Know...
Touch your mom's heart or someone like her by sending this warm thought on Mother's Day.
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Mother's Day - History and Origin
The earliest traces of Mother’s Day celebrations can be found in Greece and Rome. The ancient Greeks held a spring festival in honor of Rhea, the mother of the Greek gods. And the Romans had Cybele, their mother goddess, to honor with an annual celebration. These evolved in the much later Christian celebration to honor mother Mary on the fourth Sunday in Lent (the forty-day period till Easter). This Sunday popularly came to be called the Mothering Sunday in England and Scotland and gradually became a day to honor all the mothers there. Mothering Sunday is still very much a celebration in Great Britain.
Now, the Mother’s Day celebrations in the United States are credited to one woman named Anna Marie Jarvis, whose consistent efforts to create a day especially for mothers finally made the US who’s who sit up and consider recognizing a Mother’s Day every year. Her mother, Anna Maria Reeves Jarvis, played an active role in improving worker health conditions and is remembered still for her notable healing expeditions during the Civil War. And when she died on May 9, 1905, her daughter Miss Jarvis took up the cause of a truly recognized Mother’s Day celebration to honor her own mother Mrs. Anna Jarvis as well as all the other mothers around the world. Acknowledging the growing neglect of American parents in particular, she embarked on her crusade to establish a national observance of Mother’s Day. To pay tribute to her late mom, she held a church service at the Andrews Methodist Church on May 12, 1907. She gave white carnations to all who attended the memorial ceremony as carnations were Mrs. Jarvis’ favorite blooms. It was from then that she committed her life to the mothers’ cause.
Miss Anna Jarvis succeeded in making her mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia celebrate a Mother’s Day on the death anniversary of Mrs. Jarvis. Church services were held there on May 10, 1908 in memory of Anna’s mother and a similar observance followed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the next year. This is considered the very first Mother’s Day celebrations in the United States of America.
Thereafter, Miss Jarvis ran from pillar to post to make Mother’s Day an official holiday in her country. She led campaigns, talked to political parties, wrote letters to ministers, businessmen and fostered in them a need to establish a national Mother’s Day. Her efforts finally bore fruit in 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson declared the second Sunday in May to be celebrated as Mother’s Day and made it a national holiday. Since then, Mother’s Day has been celebrated in the US every year on the second Sunday in May. However, Mother’s Day celebrations existed in many parts of the country even before this declaration. But with President Wilson’s official announcement of 1914, Mother’s Day got its due recognition and started taking shape of a worldwide celebration. Currently, Mother’s Day is celebrated in almost all parts of the world, though on different dates in the year.
Now, the Mother’s Day celebrations in the United States are credited to one woman named Anna Marie Jarvis, whose consistent efforts to create a day especially for mothers finally made the US who’s who sit up and consider recognizing a Mother’s Day every year. Her mother, Anna Maria Reeves Jarvis, played an active role in improving worker health conditions and is remembered still for her notable healing expeditions during the Civil War. And when she died on May 9, 1905, her daughter Miss Jarvis took up the cause of a truly recognized Mother’s Day celebration to honor her own mother Mrs. Anna Jarvis as well as all the other mothers around the world. Acknowledging the growing neglect of American parents in particular, she embarked on her crusade to establish a national observance of Mother’s Day. To pay tribute to her late mom, she held a church service at the Andrews Methodist Church on May 12, 1907. She gave white carnations to all who attended the memorial ceremony as carnations were Mrs. Jarvis’ favorite blooms. It was from then that she committed her life to the mothers’ cause.
Miss Anna Jarvis succeeded in making her mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia celebrate a Mother’s Day on the death anniversary of Mrs. Jarvis. Church services were held there on May 10, 1908 in memory of Anna’s mother and a similar observance followed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the next year. This is considered the very first Mother’s Day celebrations in the United States of America.
Thereafter, Miss Jarvis ran from pillar to post to make Mother’s Day an official holiday in her country. She led campaigns, talked to political parties, wrote letters to ministers, businessmen and fostered in them a need to establish a national Mother’s Day. Her efforts finally bore fruit in 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson declared the second Sunday in May to be celebrated as Mother’s Day and made it a national holiday. Since then, Mother’s Day has been celebrated in the US every year on the second Sunday in May. However, Mother’s Day celebrations existed in many parts of the country even before this declaration. But with President Wilson’s official announcement of 1914, Mother’s Day got its due recognition and started taking shape of a worldwide celebration. Currently, Mother’s Day is celebrated in almost all parts of the world, though on different dates in the year.
Happy Mother's Day Wishes and Greetings
Mother... she's not jus' an amazing woman but also a symbol of inspiration, the best teacher, an understanding friend and a wonderful guide. Mother's Day is the perfect time to make her feel exceptionally special and precious. For all the love and affection send your mom our warm and heartfelt Mother's Day wishes and egreetings.
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Today Is Mother's Day !
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I Just Wanna Say...
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A Bright And Wonderful Day...
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Mother's Day Is The Perfect Time...
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Today Is Mother's Day !
Express your love to your mom as you send her this warm 'n beautiful ecard.
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I Just Wanna Say...
Say 'Thank You' to your mom or someone as wonderful as her with this cute ecard.
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A Bright And Wonderful Day...
Brighten up this special day for your loved ones by sending them an egreeting.
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Mother's Day Is The Perfect Time...
A beautiful ecard and thought to wish a wonderful woman 'n mom 'Happy Mother's Day'.
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Mother's Day - A Tribute to the Most Important Woman of your Life
A mother’s important to us everyday, of course, but Mother’s Day is to make HER feel important ! And, if you hold that Mother’s Day is just meant for your mamma, you’re laboring under a delusion. For, Mother’s Day is not just about mothers or the mom-to-be’s, you can also make your grandma or aunt or sis or any motherly person feel just as special on this day of the year.
When it comes to this one single day specially designed for mothers, the Mother’s Day, you have greater reasons to make them feel loved and cared for. Usually celebrated on the second Sunday in May, Mother’s Day is on May 13th this year. But generally speaking, Mother’s Day is to make all the wonderful moms of the world feel right on top of the world and Mother’s Day gives every child a chance to say “I love you, Mom”.
No matter what the distance, Mother’s Day is sure to bring each soul closer to their Mammas or Mommies in every possible way. Sending cards, flowers, gifts on Mother’s Day is a very common practice every year. And if you can’t catch someone over the phone on Mother’s Day, don’t start cursing the operators or take it out on your poor defenseless telephone set. Get this straight—the telephone lines ARE supposed to stay jammed for the most part on Mother’s Day (courtesy: the innumerable sons’ and daughters’ sudden need to make their mom’s feel special, and that too, for hours). But as long as the Moms are happy, everything’s worth it !
Then again, if you’re planning to treat your buddies or your sweetheart to dinner on May 14, you’re all set to regret ! If not drop the idea, prepare yourself to stand in a long queue. Come on, it’s not just ANY day friend, it’s Mother’s Day !
Everyone looks forward to doing something over-the-top for his/ her mom on Mother’s Day. And as long as they can get that smile and glow on their moms’ faces, the day’s done. And well…if not on Mother’s Day, then when ? So do your bit to make your ‘mom sweet mom’ feel just GREAT on May 14. Love her, pamper her, spend time with her and let her have her day ! And wherever you are, don’t forget to wish her with a sweet and warm “Happy Mother’s Day” !
When it comes to this one single day specially designed for mothers, the Mother’s Day, you have greater reasons to make them feel loved and cared for. Usually celebrated on the second Sunday in May, Mother’s Day is on May 13th this year. But generally speaking, Mother’s Day is to make all the wonderful moms of the world feel right on top of the world and Mother’s Day gives every child a chance to say “I love you, Mom”.
No matter what the distance, Mother’s Day is sure to bring each soul closer to their Mammas or Mommies in every possible way. Sending cards, flowers, gifts on Mother’s Day is a very common practice every year. And if you can’t catch someone over the phone on Mother’s Day, don’t start cursing the operators or take it out on your poor defenseless telephone set. Get this straight—the telephone lines ARE supposed to stay jammed for the most part on Mother’s Day (courtesy: the innumerable sons’ and daughters’ sudden need to make their mom’s feel special, and that too, for hours). But as long as the Moms are happy, everything’s worth it !
Then again, if you’re planning to treat your buddies or your sweetheart to dinner on May 14, you’re all set to regret ! If not drop the idea, prepare yourself to stand in a long queue. Come on, it’s not just ANY day friend, it’s Mother’s Day !
Everyone looks forward to doing something over-the-top for his/ her mom on Mother’s Day. And as long as they can get that smile and glow on their moms’ faces, the day’s done. And well…if not on Mother’s Day, then when ? So do your bit to make your ‘mom sweet mom’ feel just GREAT on May 14. Love her, pamper her, spend time with her and let her have her day ! And wherever you are, don’t forget to wish her with a sweet and warm “Happy Mother’s Day” !
Welcome to Mother's Day Blog
Welcome to Mother's Day Wishes Blog.A Mother showers her love 'n is a true friend forever. On Mother's Day it's time for one to shower her with love. On Mother's Day... breakfast in bed, beautiful roses, chocolates... are the perfect way to say 'Love U, Mom !'. Send your mom / someone who's like your mom our warm Mother's Day ecards to make the day memorable forever and wish her a Happy mothers day
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