If you happen to know (or be) a creative individual, you may be familiar with that prideful exuberance that comes with your work. And the desire to capture it. For some, it is manifested in taking a photograph of a decadent and beautiful meal. For others, it may be showing how their written work has…
We all know that mothers have always been valued and revered. During the time of the ancient Egyptians, red roses were associated with the goddess Isis; Mother of the Pharaohs. From the beginning of Egypt’s history to the end of its reign, Isis was the greatest goddess of Egypt. She was a beneficial goddess and…
Mother’s Day is coming, and flowers are a popular gift, so this seems like the appropriate time to talk about the traditional language of roses. For Mother’s Day, in the South, it is traditional to wear red roses on Mother’s Day to signify a living mother, and white roses to honor a mother who is…
Mother’s Day in America didn’t begin as a commercial holiday, but rather a call for peace and women’s activism. In 1870, horrified by the human devastation of the Civil War, Julia Ward Howe, the author of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”, conceived of an International Mother’s Day in which women would come together and…
Each year, on the second Sunday in May, American children young and old, try to show, in a tangible way, how much they value their mothers. Mother’s Day became an official holiday in 1915 due largely to the perseverance and love of one daughter, Anna Jarvis. Anna’s mother had provided strength and support for her…
Mom has been our number one fan, cheering us on through life’s major highs and comforting us through life’s lows as well. We honor Mom on Mother’s Day because it is one day – with deep historical roots, mind you, that is truly hers. Aside from her birthday, it’s the day we take pride in…