By Paula Mitchell
Motherhood is widely viewed as a lasting bond between a mother and her child. It is a sacred, influential calling, which is only defined by unconditional love.
A lot of sacrifice is profound as mothers act as the emotional, guiding force of a mother of a family, which lasts forever.
They provide constant support in the raising of children; serving as shaping their children’s lives forever. Being a mother is considered the purest and most enduring form of love.
Motherhood is described as exhausting yet deeply rewarding, requiring immense strength and devotion. Her influence is a lasting legacy that extends beyond her lifetime. The influence of a mother’s prayers, and lessons extends beyond her lifetime.
To all mothers and grandmothers, the writer’s wish is for you to feel appreciated. Her desire is for you to enjoy the day with one’s children. Happy Mother’s Day!
Life’s daily instructions include the following:
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Spend quality time with one’s mother/grandmother doing her favorite activity.
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A handwritten thank you card expressing one’s love and gratitude goes a long way.
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Give one’s mother an at home pampering session.
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Surprise one’s mother with flowers.
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Plan a special meal for one’s mother, or make her favorite dessert.
The weather has become quite a topic here of late. Very light showers arrived, with more requests of rainfall arriving in the near future. The area is in dire need of moisture to build up the water table. Seeing rain fall Monday morning was a welcome sight!
Quotes for the week are as follows:
“A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin.” — Unknown
“Life doesn’t come with a manual. It comes with a mother.” —Unknown
“I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood.” —Lance Conrad
“The best place to cry is in a mother’s arms.” —Jodie Picoult
“Mother and daughter from the start. Best friends forever from the heart.” — Unknown
Sitting on the front porch is the best place to be to hear the “Talk of the Grove.”
Joyce and Robin Marshall, along with Evelyn Varner, enjoyed Hunter Kesterson’s birthday party Saturday evening.
Never been to Lancaster’s Sight and Sound show? This year’s spectacular show was Joshua. It is well worth the trip. The senior citizens took that in on Thursday, whilst the Shenandoah Tours took the show on Friday, returning home on Saturday. Enjoying the latter from the South Fork were Jane and Steve Conrad, Harper Marsh, Stephanie Aumann, and Paula Mitchell.
Two hummingbirds have found their way to Beth Felton’s feeders. Hoping there are more to arrive in this neighborhood.
Dover Paul, the emu, has certainly gone on a long vacation as he hasn’t been spotted in his usual location for quite a while.
Clickety-clacks for the chin waggers are as follows:
•The most popular flower for Mother’s Day is the carnation.
•Common gifts for Mother’s Day are flowers, chocolate, cards and jewelry.
•Mother’s Day is the business day for the restaurant industry.
•Valentine Vassilyeu gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets.
•Oldest mother to have children comes from India. She gave birth to twins at the age of 70 in 2008.
May birthdays include Betty Kimble, Dave Basagic and Krista Simmons, third; Connor Hedrick, fourth; Roy Propst and Sandy Armstrong, fifth; Linda Faye Rexrode, Ashlin Wimer, Shalee Wilburn and Dwight Moyers, sixth; Bobby Bodkin, seventh; Grey Cassell, Jean Hudson, Kaye Simmons and Donna Evick, eighth; Willard Rader (93), Susan Kiser and Juanita Scott, 11th; Jean Ann Homan, 13th; Orville Harper, 14th; and Lori Lambert, 15th.
Concerns are for Debbie Alt, Mercedes Aumann, Dave Basagic, “Bo” Boggs, Larry Byers, Stanley Dahmer, Isaac Eye, Carl Gant, Clyde Hamilton, Armanda Heavner, Keith Hoover, Cynthia Hurry, Gary Jamison, Lori Ann Lambert, Melissa Lambert, Paul Mallow, the family and friends of Robert Lambert, Roger Mallow, Yvonne Marsh, Dottie Mitchell, Peggy Pitsenbarger, Kinsley Price, Sheldon Propst, Eldon Rexrode, Bernie and Margaret Sasscer, Robbie Sites, Kitty Waggy, family and friends of Charles Westfall and Edwin Wimer.
