Every day is Mother’s Day

Someone told me once, or, it may be an old cliché, if your mother is not here, be nice to someone else’s mother. I try to remember that. My mother has been gone for an awfully long time and I miss her every day.

Thank you, Woodrow Wilson for the proclamation of 1914 making Mother’s Day (the second Sunday in May) an official holiday. I think it was long overdue, as did Anna Jarvis who was successful in her campaign for this national celebration. Celebrations of mothers goes back to Ancient Egypt, but this is not a history lesson on Mother’s Day, I’m happy to say.

 I think anyone would agree the most famous mother would be Mary, mother of Jesus.

What do we do for our mothers on this day?

We take them to lunch: I worked in fine dining for quite a long time in my younger life. This is the busiest day of the year for restaurants. Any good waiter could easily double or triple their normal tips for a day. We were genuinely nice to the mothers (and to the person who we handed the check to).

We give them flowers: 2.6 billion dollars in the United States alone. Carnations, especially red are the official flower of this day, although white are my favorite.

We give them jewelry: I think this a great gift for Mother’s Day. It is a gift that can be around for generations, a piece of history that can be held and can conjure up so many warm emotions.

For me, those are the big three, but anyone that has anything to sell can explain it as a Mother’s Day gift. Hey! Let’s get mom a new set of tires!

The greatest gift: We give them love and honor. We celebrate our mothers in worship on Mother’s Day morning. God bless you mothers.

Proverbs 31:28-31

Her children rise up and call her blessed;
Her husband also, and he praises her:
 “Many daughters have done well,
But you excel them all.”
 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is passing,
But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
 Give her of the fruit of her hands,
And let her own works praise her in the gates.

© Charles Crider 2021