by Carjamin Scott on May 11, 2018 at 5:22 p.m. CST
Mother’s Day was inspired by Ann Reeves Jarvis. She was a Sunday school teacher, impactful leader, and peacemaker. In the 1860’s, she created Mothers’ Day Work Clubs. The clubs were formed to service many needs: improve infant mortality rates, teach mothers how to care for their children, create jobs for women, raise money for medicinal needs, improve sanitary conditions, inspect bottled milk, and fight disease. Her clubs supported the women and families whose husbands were fighting in the Civil War.
As tensions continued to rise between the confederate and union soldiers, Jarvis instructed the clubs to remain impartial. After the war, she organized an event called Mothers’ Friendship Day. The attendees were neighbors, families, and soldiers of all political beliefs. The event was a success and continued for several years. When Ann died, her daughter Anna hosted a ceremony at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church in May of 1907. Every year, the ceremony continued and was officially titled the Mother’s Day ceremonies. In 1914, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation which made Mother’s Day a yearly holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May.
Mothers are the heartbeat of our nation, they give life, lead, and love. Mother’s Day was created to remind us how important Mothers are. Below are some lessons learned by mothers who continue to motivate their children, provide for their families, uplift communities and care for others every day.
I’ll never forget my mother repeating this to me over and over as she taught me that instantaneous gratification does not groom you for longterm appreciation.
At the tender age of 13, I just had to have my thick eyebrows waxed just like my girlfriends. But no, Jamie said, “wait”.
Three exhausting years later I was able to appreciate that this delay in fact had very little to do with my eyebrows. It had everything to do with me growing patience, slowly marinating into a woman of character (on MY TIME) and accepting that rejection is reality and its ok, because; “not now does not mean NO!”
Oh yeah, to date, my brows are full and one of my most proud facial features lol.. THANKS MA!” – Kamilah Mimi Brown, DDS 2020
What lessons have you learned from your mom? What has your mom inspired you to do? Leave a comment.
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