I hope all you mothers out there have been pampered and treated today by your children.
According to Wikipedia:
Mothering Sunday, commonly called “Mothers’ Day” in the United Kingdom, has no direct connection to the American practice. It falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent (exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday). It is believed to have originated from the 16th Century Christian practice of visiting one’s mother church annually, which meant that most mothers would be reunited with their children on this day. Most historians believe that young apprentices and young women in servitude were released by their masters that weekend in order to visit their families.[2] As a result of secularization, it is now principally used to celebrate and give thanks for mothers, although it is still recognized in church, with attention paid to Mary the mother of Jesus as well as the traditional concept ‘mother church’
It is very touching to receive handmade cards and gifts from little ones. As Barbara Kingsolver once said:
It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn’t!
