In the US, Mother’s Day started out as a holiday about peace. Initially mothers of soldiers who died in both sides of the Civil War would meet to try to reconcile. The most famous example of the peaceful intent of Mother’s Day is the Proclamation by Julia Ward Howe. She is best remembered as the abolitionist, pacifist, and suffragist poet who penned the Battle Hymn of the Republic. The proclamation is at the bottom of this post. In between are some peaceful gift suggestions for your mother,
Let’s start with a peaceful way to wrap your present:
Flowering gift wrapping paper that can be planted after it wraps a gift! Continue reading A Peaceful Mother’s Day: Thoughts, Gift Ideas, and The Proclamation