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I was procrastinating again. . .which was not unusual for me. . .I could have written the book on procrastination. . . except I just could never get around to it. Mother’s Day was Sunday and this was Friday, so I had only a little time left to get my act together and get downtown to get my Mom a present. I was planning to meet my friends, Currie, Carpenter and Short after school; downtown at the soda fountain at Rexall’s Drugstore. That’s where we would have a round of cherry cokes before we headed off to the carnival that...

Mother's Day is this Sunday, and you completely forgot. Oh no! But don't worry, The Babylon Bee is crashing into your life like the Kool-Aid man. Except instead of bringing cool, refreshing beverages, we're bringing high-quality gift ideas for your wife since it totally slipped your mind. We got you, squad. Play golf on Mother's Day so she gets 5 hours of quality time with the kids -- She will love you forever. She'll be so speechless from this gift that she might not be able to say anything to you for days. Give her permission to take the day...

Any mother who has had to bury her child — one of the most devastating and enduring tragedies of motherhood — can take heart on Mother’s Day. You are not alone. The mother who was the very inspiration for the holiday, Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis, lost seven of her 11 children during the mid-1800s in rural Virginia. The dedication to honoring and supporting mothers displayed by Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis inspired her daughter Anna Jarvis, who never married or had children, to lobby for a holiday to honor “the best mother who ever lived — your mother.” After a few...

Becoming a parent was the most profound, all-encompassing event in my life. While I loved and still love my husband, Jimmy, the birth of a child ignited inside me a new type of overwhelming love: motherly love. Though I knew that parts of both of us had combined to create a new human being, I also knew that she was a new life, totally independent of us, who was created through a miracle by God. Our first child, Maggie, is now an adult, but I still vividly remember the day she was born. A rather uneventful labor changed course during...

Is your mum a foodie who loves herself a sinful plate of char siew rice? Then this unique gift idea from homegrown brand Char Seal will be right up her alley. Just for Mother's Day, the home-based business has created a one-of-a-kind and tasty necklace that will definitely make heads turn. Savour these beautifully caramelised char siew chunks – individually wrapped in pieces of plastic and strung onto a silver chain. Yes, it is edible. While it undoubtedly isn't an accessory that your mum can store for long in her jewellery box, it's still an eye-catching piece that she can...

Throughout history, strong women have challenged the status quo by standing firm and refusing to be bullied. On this Mother’s Day, permit us to pay tribute to three of them. When Rosa Parks boarded the Cleveland Avenue bus the afternoon of December 1, 1955, she didn’t expect to become a national figure. She had finished work as a seamstress at a Montgomery department store and just wanted to get home. As required by local ordinance, she first entered the bus in the front to pay her fare, then exited, going to the back (Negro) entrance to re-board the bus. She...

Hope's Lullaby - A Mother's Song of ETERNAL Hope to her child and family in such days!

It is the godly God-fearing mother that is crucially needed in our land today and her absence has been greatly felt. Lawlessness, lewdness, violence, rebellious children, and narcissism are EXPONENTIAL today and its effects have EXPONENTIALLY ravished of culture, society, people, and land! Godly mothers are absolutely crucial to any society in this fallen world and Satan knows it (Prov. 31:10-31). Almighty God cannot praise the godly enough and her role is absolutely key for preserving her children, family, society, and nation from the ravishing effects of this fallen world’s lawless state (Rom. 1:18-32). The godly mother is one who...

Mother's Day Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her...

To celebrate mothers is to celebrate life itself. Like virtually everything else in life there are exceptions but for the most part mothers are indeed exceptional in their unconditional love and devotion. Melania Trump explained them this way at a Mother’s Day gathering in 2017: “Mother is a title that claims your heart and changes your life forever. In fact, it has been said that having a child means allowing your heart to walk around outside of your body.” So if you’re lucky enough to still have your mom around, grab some flowers and thank the woman who let her...

On Mother’s Day, we celebrate the exceptional mothers in our lives.  It is through the unwavering love, comfort, and guidance of these extraordinary women that we first learn to experience joy and the wonders of life.  Whether they became mothers through birth, adoption, foster care, or other means, these women are deserving of our unending gratitude and praise this day and every day.The intuition and wisdom passed from mother to child strengthens the fabric of our Nation and preserves generations of wisdom and familial values.  In our earliest days, our mothers provide us with love and nurturing care.  They...

An apostrophe is a funny thing. Just repositioning it can change meaning significantly. This Sunday is Mother’s Day, but for me it’s Mothers’ Day. It’s a day I celebrate three extraordinary moms: my birthmom, my mom, and the mama of my four kiddos. (Few know that since 1990, Birth Mother’s Day has been celebrated the preceding Saturday.) I wouldn’t be here if not for the incredible decision of my precious birthmom. When people talk about those fringe cases, the ones people always use to demand limitless abortion, they’re talking about me. Through no fault of my own, I’m told (even sometimes...

WARREN, Mich. (FOX 2) - Saturday, the manager of Sagano Japanese Steak House & Bistro contacted Fox 2 to say that a friend of 10 people seen leaving without paying, took care of the group’s $530 bill. The payment came after Fox 2 ran a story Friday, depicting the group walking out of the restaurant before their tab was settled. (Original story below): Party of 10 orders food. Party of 10 eats food. Party of 10 leaves. Another dine and dash in metro Detroit has left a Japanese steakhouse and bistro out more than $500 after a large group decided...

All they had to do was make average tasting cookies at competitive prices. Instead, Chips Ahoy decided it’d be a good idea to do this. What in the… I’m not even sure what this is supposed to mean. Even if someone believes being a drag queen makes a man suddenly become a woman, they don’t become suddenly become a mother in the process. That’s kind of separate aspect of feminism that you can’t just appropriate. Also, aren’t drag queens a different thing than transgenders, i.e. they don’t claim to be the opposite sex? None of this makes any sense. There’s...

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In memory of Gail Gillespie “Gee Gee” Reed, June 10, 1945 — June 10, 2018 On that sunny morning as I sipped coffee and watched yellow daffodils in the back yard, tossing their heads in sprightly dance, my thoughts were not on life bursting forth on that spring day, but on death. A year had passed since cancer ended my mother’s life. While gazing at pictures of her on the breakfast table, a quote came to mind: “Little things make big things happen.” Once when I asked Dad, a college English teacher, why the quote was taped to his laptop,...

My mom read the newspaper every day. She especially looked forward to the twice-weekly columns of Erma Bombeck, whose writings my mom enjoyed not merely because of her wittiness, but also because Bombeck was a woman of faith. Indeed, Bombeck converted to Catholicism in 1949, the year she graduated from the University of Dayton with an English degree. A professor suggested that she pursue a writing career but, instead, she got married and decided to be a mom. Alas, Bombeck and her husband were told they were unable to have a child, so they adapted a baby girl. Two years...

Here it is, Mother’s Day again…already. I’m reposting last year’s tribute to moms because a) I like it, and b) I’m hitting the road early. My mom will have been gone 10 years already later this month. It doesn’t seem possible as sometimes it seems she was here just yesterday. Mom: ever a part of you, always with you, even when she’s not. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom. It’s mother’s day, don’t forget to get mom some flowers. It doesn’t matter if you pick them, plant them or purchase them.Every mom loves flowers To celebrate mothers is to celebrate life....

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Happy Mother's Day 2019!! ~ Proverbs 31:10-31 10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.12 She will do him good and no evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants'; ship; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat...

No offence: Primary school in inner city Melbourne renames Mother’s Day stall ‘appreciation’ stall A Melbourne primary school is renaming its Mother’s Day stall “appreciation stall” to avoid causing offence.