The Story of Mother's Day
The earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600's, England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday". Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent (the 40 day period leading up to Easter*), "Mothering Sunday" honored the mothers of England.
During this time many of the England's poor worked as servants for the wealthy. As most jobs were located far from their homes, the servants would live at the houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday the servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers. A special cake, called the mothering cake, was often brought along to provide a festive touch.

As Christianity spread throughout Europe the celebration changed to honor the "Mother Church" - the spiritual power that gave them life and protected them from harm. Over time the church festival blended with the Mothering Sunday celebration . People began honoring their mothers as well as the church.
In the United States Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to the Battle hymn of the Republic) as a day dedicated to peace. Ms. Howe would hold organized Mother's Day meetings in Boston, Mass ever year.

In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of her mother's death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.
Ms. Jarvis and her supporters began to write to ministers, businessman, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day. It was successful as by 1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in almost every state. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day as a national holiday that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.
While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.

Wendy Mother To Jeremy David (JD)

~ JD is 4 years old ~

The most memorable moment of being a mother would have to be the first time he told me that he loved me, We were just riding in the car and he looked at me and told me I was so happy I cried.
The funniest thing JD has ever done is his little break dance, it is so funny when he does it, he gets down on the floor and starts turning in around and just goes WILD

Roxy Mother To Willa Nichole

~ Willa is 4 months old ~

The most memorable moment being a mother, every day is most memorable because im a new mother. i dont think anything can beat seeing her and holding her for the first time
Willa is only 4 months old so she cant talk yet but shes always doing something funny. i think the funniest would be when she was mad at my mom and threw up, peed, and pooped all over her, or when my grandmother asked her if she wanted to go to church on easter-- she burst out laughing at her.

Monica Mother To Nathan

~ Nathan is 19 months old ~

The most memorable moment so far was when he came up to me and gave me a hug and kiss, voluntarily, for the first time.
The funniest thing he has done would have to be the other day. I was talking to my mom on the phone and Nathan just walked up, took the phone and started this great conversation with my mom. And he kept walking away from me so he could keep talking. it was so funny.