Happy Mother's Day



This is a special day indeed. Today we celebrate Mothers all over the world but especially the ones closest to us: the mother of our children, our own mother, our grandmothers, mother-in-laws and any women who were like mothers to us.
Anna Jarvis (1864-1948) began the push for Mother's Day in 1908. By 1914 the second Sunday in May became an official holiday where mothers all around were typically presented with flowers, cards, gifts and affection from their loving children and husbands. The holiday has progressed and adapted as the society has evolved but the underlying love and appreciation for the woman we call "mom" has remained.
As far as dads are concerned this is a great opportunity for our kids to see how we affectionately treat someone who is so important in our lives. We can also teach our sons how to love a special woman and we can show our daughters the admiration and gratitude they will deserve as mothers.
To all the moms who make us dads, thank you and Happy Mother's Day.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Dad from History: Georg von Trapp

Image
Georg von Trapp Today we look at the dad who is played by Christopher Plummer, and who seems reluctant to sing and dance while his children do it so well as Julie Andrews coaches them along. Well, it turns out there is more to this man than the musical shows us and he really lived quite an interesting life. It’s worth diving into and seeing how Captain von Trapp was as a man and a dad. Georg von Trapp was born April 4 th , 1880 in modern day Zadar, Croatia. His father, who was in the Austro-Hungarian navy was Fregattenkapitan August Trapp and his mother was Hedwig Trapp. Fregattenkapitan is a naval equivalent to the U.S. rank of Commander. Georg would follow in his father’s footsteps up to the rank of Korvettenkapitan which is equivalent to the U.S. rank of Lieutenant Commander. Zadar, Croatia - Georg's birthplace   After graduating from the Austro-Hungarian naval academy in 1898 Georg went on a two year follow-on voyage which took him to Australia. On his ret
Read more

Charlottesville

Image
Please excuse the two month hiatus I've had from blogging. A month long trip to Australia and buying a home are my excuses. Now for what led me back to writing. Charlottesville. Shocking. It's truly difficult to read the articles and watch the videos of the car driving into the crowd. The responses from our nation's leaders and the commentary add to the chaos that ignited Saturday, August 12th. This will not be a summary of the events - there are news sources for that. The purpose of this post is not to discuss First Amendment rights or White Supremacy. The purpose of this will be to give dad's answer to it, as all things done here are. How do I, as a dad, take in and process yesterday's events? How do I, as a dad, look at my growing family and see what I can do to protect them from this violence? How do I, as a dad,  make sure that none of my children grow up harboring such hatred? How do I, as a dad, take all of the facts, thoughts and repercussions of Char
Read more

A Hug from Dad

Image
Never underestimate the power of a dad's love. Whether his love be shown by words of affection, gifts, quality time, acts of service or hugs and kisses, a dad's love is indispensable to his children and can ease a great deal of hurt or need. Discerning how to show love to a child can be difficult at times when balancing everything that life contains, but the gift of love is always a good thing. 
Read more