{"id":34535,"date":"2011-05-04T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T01:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/34535\/mothers-day-worldthematic-attic-diane-a-rhodi\/"},"modified":"2011-05-04T21:00:25","modified_gmt":"2011-05-05T01:00:25","slug":"mothers-day-worldthematic-attic-diane-a-rhodi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/34535\/mothers-day-worldthematic-attic-diane-a-rhodi\/","title":{"rendered":"A Mother’s Day World@Thematic Attic with Diane and A-Rhodi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Greetings everyone and welcome to Thematic Attic! <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Today I want to share with you an inspirational poetry challenge. With Mother’s Day only a few days away, this time of year I always find myself reflecting on the memories of my childhood and of my relationship with my mother. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A mother’s influence to a child is so profound and important. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It’s starts well before birth and lasts a lifetime. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Journey with me through the music and imagery that I share here with you to help us recall memories of our mothers influence. Let your mind take you back to the good times and bad, through the sorrow and laughter, amongst the fun and hard work, as you remember how much your mother shaped, guided, and influenced your life. Let this journey be the inspiration for your poetry today.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s make the day a “Mother’s Day World”
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A Historical Mother’s Day Dream<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the United States, Mother’s Day started nearly 150 years ago, when Anna Jarvis, an Appalachian homemaker, organized a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community, a cause she believed would be best advocated by mothers. She called it “Mother’s Work Day.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1905 when Anna Jarvis died, her daughter, also named Anna, began a campaign to memorialize the life work of her mother. Legend has it that young Anna remembered a Sunday school lesson that her mother gave in which she said, “I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mother’s day. There are many days for men, but none for mothers.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Anna began to lobby prominent businessmen like John Wannamaker, and politicians including Presidents Taft and Roosevelt to support her campaign to create a special day to honor mothers. At one of the first services organized to celebrate Anna’s mother in 1908, at her church in West Virginia, Anna handed out her mother’s favorite flower, the white carnation. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Five years later, the House of Representatives adopted a resolution calling for officials of the federal government to wear white carnations on Mother’s Day. In 1914 Anna’s hard work paid off when Woodrow Wilson signed a bill recognizing Mother’s Day as a national holiday.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The tradition of gift giving to mothers on Mother’s Day was started in Australia by Mrs Janet Heyden<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Flower for Mother’s Day is the White Carnation!
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So what makes a mother? Motherhood can be elusive. It can bring untold rewards of the heart, or heartache. Not everyone can be a mother for numerous reasons, but for the ones who achieve it, it’s a life changing journey.
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Let the video below take your thoughts away as we think about what makes a mother.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here are more images to inspire your thoughts about Mother’s Day! Let your memories reflect on the all that your mother means to you, or on what you as a mother hold most precious to your heart.
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A mother’s words can hold the world and the heart with her caring love<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A Mother’s love is never ending, her role as parent is priceless <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Mothers raising children on their own deserve extra thanks on Mothers Day for following the hard road of single parenthood. Think of all they do daily to raise their families. Are you, or was your mother a single parent too?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A mother’s gift is her love unending, unchanging, and always forgiving….<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Precious Child Alive and Well.. we dedicate this image below to those whose child has Wings:)<\/strong><\/span>
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Angel Kisses….. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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This Sunday is Mothers Day, so we ask you for our poetry challenge to write a poem dedicated to your mother, or mothers around the world, as we celebrate all that it means to be a mother. Be creative. Write from your heart. Share your feelings, whether they be of joy, of sorrow, or mixed. Bring your smiles and tears to words as together we share and celebrate a Mother\u2019s Day World.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nWe wish to take this opportunity to \u201cThank You!\u201d for being here to celebrate with us at
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Warm Grateful Hugs
\nHappy Mother`s Day to all our beautiful mothers!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blessings of Love, always<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Diane and A-Rhodi
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Greetings everyone and welcome to Thematic Attic! Today I want to share with you an inspirational poetry challenge. With Mother’s Day only a few days away, this time of year I always find myself reflecting on the memories of my childhood and of my relationship with my mother. A mother’s influence to a child is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34535\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}