Ideas for Mother’s Day (Written by Diana Davis)

It happens every year in May, and pastors anticipate it expectantly. Mother’s Day promises a high energy, high attendance Sunday, with a smiling, eager congregation. There will be extra guests such as–sons, daughters and grandchildren attending worship services with their mothers. There will be new mothers, pregnant moms, substitute moms, stepmothers, foster moms, grandmothers. What …

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A Forever Good-Bye Between a Mother and Daughter

Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport as the daughter’s departure had been announced. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, “I love you and I wish you enough” The daughter replied, “Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love …

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Mother, What Will Your Children’s Memory Be of You?

When my children were small,  I remember continually thinking, “What will my children think of me when they are twenty, thirty, or even forty years old?” I wanted to create memories for them that would last throughout their lifetime.   Mother, what kind of memories are you creating for your children. Will they remember the …

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Adopt a Mother for Mother’s Day

 Mother-Daughter Banquets and Mother’s Day A Mother-Daughter Banquet and a special Mother’s Day service are two great activities which can bond mothers and daughters together and create wonderful memories for them. Although a Mother-Daughter Banquet can be great, do not lock yourself into having the same kind of banquet every year. Maybe one year, have …

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Mother’s Day Letter(This letter was published many years ago in Ann Lander’s column)

Dear Mom, Since I can’t spend Mother’s Day with you, I am writing you a letter. Mom, I love you so much. There are many things that I didn’t understand when I was young, but I understand them now.  I didn’t have any idea how hard you worked, and the burdens you carried until I …

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  Poem: A Balm in Gilead

Written by Judy LewisMarch 6, 1994                                                                                                Is there no balm in Gilead?                                             Is there no physician there?                                    O yes, my friend, there is a healing balm                                  For those who have worry, pain, and care.                                     You ask, “Is there no balm in Gilead?”                                         Oh yes, There is a healing balm. …

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