HAPPY TAX DAY - Well at least for the IRS! Hopefully you all get refunds back and that you will treat yourself to something fun to do as you have definitely earned it! Now on to happier news!
MOTHER'S DAY 2024 - Please mark your calendars for our annual Mother's Day Tea on March 11th - Cleta is busy planning a fun filled, food filled time for us to fellowship together and to celebrate our mother's both here and even the memories of those who are not with us anymore. More will come out on this celebration in the next couple weeks so be on the look out! I will leave you with some fun facts about the origin of Mother's day - enjoy!
Why do we celebrate Mother's Day?
The celebration dates back to the late 1800s and is a combination of several different events. But it was Anna Maria Reeves Jarvis, a social activist and community organizer, who unintentionally got the ball rolling.A founder of women's clubs that helped mothers care for their children, Jarvis also organized Mothers’ Friendship Day in 1868, an event intended to bring mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers together in harmony after the Civil War.From there, suffragette Julia Ward Howe wrote what’s called the Mother’s Day Proclamation two years later in 1870, in an effort to promote world peace and pushed for a Mother’s Peace Day to be celebrated in June.
It was around that time that the idea for some kind of day to honor mothers took hold, but it didn't catch on for at least another 35 years.
Upon Jarvis' death in 1905, her daughter, Anna, began a letter-writing campaign, calling for a Mother's Day to honor not only her mother's work, but for all mothers and the sacrifices they make on behalf of their children. It was her tireless advocacy for the holiday that led President Woodrow Wilson to sign a proclamation in 1914, officially declaring the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
But here’s where things get interesting. All those cards, carnations and candy you buy for mom today? Jarvis was having none of it. She wanted moms celebrated, not commercialized. And in the 1920s, she slammed the modern incarnation of the holiday as a materialistic free-for-all. So whether you buy your mom flowers, candy or a gift - I know that my mom always told me that the greatest gift she received was that of her family's time - that my friends is wisdom! And whether you are young and old PLEASE take this to heart as I know that I would give anything to have my mom back with me to celebrate the wonderful mother that she was - words can't express the love of a mother...it is priceless. Proverbs 31:28-29 "Her children arise and her blessed; her husband also also, and he praises her: "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."
Cleta Gilmore
Apr 27, 2024
A fun, quick craft after a game of Bunko. We did some painting using broccoli
Cleta Gilmore
Apr 25, 2024
A big shout out to these ladies for making all these May Day Baskets!
Cleta Gilmore
Apr 23, 2024
We have a special Birthday today! Happy Birthday Joan!
Cleta Gilmore
Apr 19, 2024
Wishing Janet a very happy birthday!
Cleta Gilmore
Apr 17, 2024
Cruise the open Seas day. Great food, fun, cocktails and music!
Cleta Gilmore
Apr 16, 2024
More music this afternoon. We always enjoy when Chaplin Gloria has a Sing-A-Long. We have some real talent here!
Cleta Gilmore
Apr 16, 2024
Happy Tuesday! What a nice crowd! We always enjoy listening to Scott before lunch.
Cleta Gilmore
Apr 15, 2024
A fun, but serious games of bean bag toss.
Peggy Jenkins
Apr 15, 2024
HAPPY TAX DAY - Well at least for the IRS! Hopefully you all get refunds back and that you will treat yourself to something fun to do as you have definitely earned it! Now on to happier news! MOTHER'S DAY 2024 - Please mark your calendars for our annual Mother's Day Tea on March 11th - Cleta is busy planning a fun filled, food filled time for us to fellowship together and to celebrate our mother's both here and even the memories of those who are not with us anymore. More will come out on this celebration in the next couple weeks so be on the look out! I will leave you with some fun facts about the origin of Mother's day - enjoy! Why do we celebrate Mother's Day? The celebration dates back to the late 1800s and is a combination of several different events. But it was Anna Maria Reeves Jarvis, a social activist and community organizer, who unintentionally got the ball rolling.A founder of women's clubs that helped mothers care for their children, Jarvis also organized Mothers’ Friendship Day in 1868, an event intended to bring mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers together in harmony after the Civil War.From there, suffragette Julia Ward Howe wrote what’s called the Mother’s Day Proclamation two years later in 1870, in an effort to promote world peace and pushed for a Mother’s Peace Day to be celebrated in June. It was around that time that the idea for some kind of day to honor mothers took hold, but it didn't catch on for at least another 35 years. Upon Jarvis' death in 1905, her daughter, Anna, began a letter-writing campaign, calling for a Mother's Day to honor not only her mother's work, but for all mothers and the sacrifices they make on behalf of their children. It was her tireless advocacy for the holiday that led President Woodrow Wilson to sign a proclamation in 1914, officially declaring the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. But here’s where things get interesting. All those cards, carnations and candy you buy for mom today? Jarvis was having none of it. She wanted moms celebrated, not commercialized. And in the 1920s, she slammed the modern incarnation of the holiday as a materialistic free-for-all. So whether you buy your mom flowers, candy or a gift - I know that my mom always told me that the greatest gift she received was that of her family's time - that my friends is wisdom! And whether you are young and old PLEASE take this to heart as I know that I would give anything to have my mom back with me to celebrate the wonderful mother that she was - words can't express the love of a mother...it is priceless. Proverbs 31:28-29 "Her children arise and her blessed; her husband also also, and he praises her: "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."
Cleta Gilmore
Apr 15, 2024
It is always a pleasure when the Clintones come to sing!